Climate : Climate and weather, Meteorology and climatology, Composition and structure of atmosphere. Factors influencing climate-Insolation, Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, Wind, Precipitation, Topography. Atmospheric stability, Lapse rate, Inversions, Types of inversions. Cyclones and Anticyclones.
Module 3 Urbanisation and Sustainable development Urbanisation and Industrialization, Urbanisation, problems of urbanisation, Urban sprawl, Urban heat islands, causes, mitigation measures. Urban flooding, water conservation and ecological aspects. Urban Planning, Zoning of Land Use Pillars of Sustainable development, Sustainability indicators, Life cycle analysis, Material flow analysis, Green energy, Waste management, 3R concepts, Sustainable cities, Sustainable Urbanisation
Adaptation and mitigation strategies Green Engineering, Design for Engineering, Green technologies, Circular economy. Planning of cities as climate resilient, Climate change and infrastructure planning, Climate resilient infrastructure, nature-based solutions in disaster management, adaptation strategies for combating climate change.
Climate and sustainability Sustainability Engineering , Kyoto mechanisms to reduce GHG emission- Clean Development Mechanism, Joint Implementation, Emission trading, Case studies on Kyoto mechanism, Case studies on climate change and climate change risk reduction.
