Exam Details

Subject Integrated Environmental Management : Urban and Rural
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development
Department School of Sciences (SOS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 3 IMED-005 I
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016

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MED-005 INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT: URBAN AND RURAL
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: .Answer all questions. Be to the point in your answers.

1. What are the benefits of Environmental Impact Assessment Describe the process of EIA. 10

OR

Describe the Green Revolution in agriculture. Discuss its achievements and drawbacks. 10

2. How will you mobilise and involve marginalised groups in the participatory development process? What are the obstacles that hamper the community mobilisation process? 10

OR

Answer any two of the following: 5 5 Briefly describe the alternatives of clear-cutting of tress for sustainable forestry management. Describe sustainable plant protection practices. Discuss the major challenges in the management of environment in urban areas. Describe the three that the policy-makers should consider while formulating the environmental public policy. Briefly describe the methods and importance of soil management for sustainable agriculture.


3. Enumerate the steps for involving male and female communities in integrated environmental management. 10

OR

Discuss the different dimensions of environmental technology. 10


4. Answer any two of the following: 10 10 What is integrated rural development Discuss the various considerations under this approach. Describe the three elements of integrated coastal management in our country. Compare the biocentric and ecocentric views towards natural environment. What do you understand by environmental labelling Discuss its advantages and limitations. What is "Agenda 21" Discuss its origin and contents.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Agriculture and Environment
  • Energy and Environment
  • Globalization and Environment
  • Integrated Environmental Management : Urban and Rural
  • Natural Resource Management : Physical and Biotic
  • Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges
  • Towards Participatory Management
  • Understanding The Environment