Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CE6532 : Environmental Legislation and Policy { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Somesh Jena
Syllabus
Module I (8 hours): Models of environmental management Incentives Context Theories of corporate strategy and international and national environmental policies evolution of legal provisions
Module II (8 hours): Auditing, Monitoring Reporting, economics and accounting Local economic development and environmental management Role of government National and International trends, changes in global perspective, international treaties.
Module III (8 hours): Legal provisions for environmental protection various Acts, Rules and Regulations. Notifications issued under various Acts and Rules. environmental management systems
Module IV (8 hours): Environmental standards, Criteria for standard setting. Public Liability Insurance Act and Acts relating to hazardous and toxic substances. Law and policies beyond environmentalism Sustainability issues Role of government and non-government organizations and citizens.
Course Objectives
- Knowledge on the concept of environmental management
- Provisions for environmental protection, knowledge on various Acts, Rules and Regulations related to environment
Course Outcomes
CO1: To understand the national and international legislation on environment
CO2: To understand about environmental auditing, accounting and reporting
CO3: Understanding the basics of different act and rules in national and international levels
CO4: To understand the prevalent practices on management of environment
CO5: Ability to understand role of government and non-government organizations.
Essential Reading
- . P.B. Sahasranaman, Handbook of Environmental Law, Oxford University Press, India, 2nd Edition
- N.J. Vig and M.E. Kraft, Environmental Policy: New Directions For the Twenty-First Century, CQ Press, 2022, Eleventh Edition
Supplementary Reading
- . P. Hawken, Ecology and Commerce, Harper Business, New York, 1993.
- R. Welford, Corporate Environmental Management, Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, 1988, First Edition