Ecology and Environmental Management

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. define ecology and environmental management; 2. explain the basic environmental concepts, theories and types of ecology; 3. analyse the local and global scales of environmental health issues; 4. relate the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment and how they interact together; 5. appraise the energy flow through the biosphere, biotic communities and ecological succession; 6. describe sources of environmental pollution; 7. discuss common environmental pollutants; 8. take part in pollution control and prevention activities; 9. discuss Environmental Management Systems; and 10. outline the structure of an Environmental Management Plan.

Introduction to ecology and environmental management, nature of our environment: the earth. Atmosphere, biosphere, stratosphere and many others. Chemical, physical and biological factors in the environment. Biogeochemical cycles: carbon cycle, Nitrogen cycle, Hydrological cycle. Basic environmental concepts and theories. Global environmental health issues. Microbial and parasite ecology. Population ecology; -, food chain and web. Energy flow through the biosphere. Biotic communities and ecological succession. Relationships and interdependence of organisms. Human ecology. Introduction to environmental pollution and many others. Environmental Management Systems. Environmental Management Plan.