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TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
MED-005: Integrated Environmental Management: Rural and Urban
Course Code: MED-005
Assignment Code: MED-005/TMA/2024
Maximum Marks: 100
Note: * This assignment is based on the entire course.
* All questions are compulsory. Marks for the questions are shown within brackets
on the right-hand side.
* Please answer in your own words; do not copy from the course material.
* Write the answers in about 250 words for 5 marks questions and not exceeding 500
words for 10 marks questions.
1. Elucidate the concept of integrated environmental management. Explain its
principles and process.
(15)
2. What is Environmental Ethics? Define and discuss the terms: Anthropocentrism,
Ecofeminism and Ecocentrism
(2+8=10)
3. Discuss the strategies for disposal of industrial wastes in environmentally
sustainable manner.
(10)
4. ‘Scarcity provides the catalyst for innovation and change.’ Describe by citing an
example.
(10)
5. Explain the role of private sector and civil societies in environmental management. (10)
6. Elaborate on the two paradigms of rural development. (10)
7. Forests when managed with an ecosystem approach can cater to the diverse needs
of communities. Justify this statement.
(10)
8. Write short notes on the following: (5×5=25)
a) Public Interest Litigations (PILs)
b) National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS)
c) Global Environment Facility (GEF)
d) Agriculture after World War II
e) Reforestation
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