• Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman

The meaning, nature and the concept of Sustainability Science have been explained in the course. The learners are introduced about the importance and evolution of Sustainability Science.

• Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman

Ecosystems and Natural resources are vital for sustenance of life on the planet. The course deals with explaining the importance of natural resources inlcuding forests, water resources, land resources, etc. The various ecosystems and their functioning are also explained in the course.

• Dr. Deeksha Dave

The Course throws light on the socio-cultural issues and its relationship with sustainbaility. The Social Change, customs, traditions and social interactions existing between various culture systems are expalined in the course.

• Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman

The course explains the concept of Ecological Economics. The topics such as resources and economy and the pricing of natural resources.

• Dr. Deeksha Dave

In this course, the governance, institutions and policies related to Sustainable Development are discussed. The importance of Participatory development, village knowledge centres and the programmes and policies pertaining to sustainability are highlighted.

• Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman

The course explains the models and strategies of Sustainable Development.

• Dr. Deeksha Dave

The course aims to explore the varied challenges pertaining to Sustainable Development. The issues of climate change, highlighting the anthropogenic factors repsonsible for extreme weather events, environmental pollution and naturela disasters are described in the course.

• Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman

The Course explicitly describes the Sustainable Development Goals. All the 17 SDGs and the challenges in the ahevement of these SDGs has been explained by various examples and case studies.

• Dr. Deeksha Dave

The course throws light on the interrealtionship between population dynamics and sustainability. The achievement of sustainable development goals is not possible without having knowledge about changing demographics and related socio-economic issues. The course explains the interrelatedness between environment and human health.

In this course, the learners will learn about the mountain and hill ecosystems. The various types of mountains, their origin and their ecological significance has been highlighted in the course.

The Aquatic ecosystems important ecologically and economically. The conservation of these ecosystems is important for maintaining the life processes and continuiy.

The Course pertains to the project exercises on the various themes of sustainability. The learners are expected to explore the challenges to sustainabiliy, identify the area of the work , conduct the resesrch and submit the project report.