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NGO'S and Sustainable Development

By Dr. L. Suganthi,Dean, College of Engineering Guindy   |   Anna University
Learners enrolled: 326
  • To understand the importance of sustainable development 
  • To acquire a reasonable knowledge on the legal frameworks pertaining to pollution control and environmental management
  • To comprehend the role of NGOs in attaining sustainable development
  • To understand the issues and challenges while providing for energy, food security and health equity
Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Core
Language for course content : English
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points : 5
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 08 Jul 2024
End Date : 31 Oct 2024
Enrollment Ends : 31 Aug 2024
Exam Date : 14 Dec 2024 IST
Exam Shift :

Shift 2

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout


Week 1
1. Introduction to sustainable development goals
2. Global responsibility of environmental concern
3. Importance of environmental preservation
Week 2
4. Environmental threats
5. Pollution and its types
6. Effects of Pollution
Week 3
7. Pollution control
8. Treatment of wastes
Week 4
9. Case study – NGO working on environmental wastes – collection and segregation
10. Case study – NGO working on environmental wastes - treatment
Week 5
11. Role of NGO’s in national development
12. NGO’s and participatory management
13. Challenges and limitations of NGO’s
14. Community Development programmes
15. Role of NGO’s in Community Development programmes
Week 6
16. Participation of NGO’s in environment management
17. Corporate Social responsibility
18. NGO’s and corporate social responsibility
19. Case study – NGO working on community development
20. Case study – NGO working on national projects
Week 7
21. Issues and Challenges of Sustainable Development
22. Bioenergy, Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Poor in Sustainable Development
23. Protecting ecosystem services for sustainable development
24. Non-renewable sources of energy and its effect
25. Renewable sources of energy for sustainability
Week 8
26. Nuclear resources and Legal Regulation of Hazardous Substances
27. Sustainable Development: Programme and Policies
28. Sustainability assessment, Indicators and targets
29. Case study – NGO working on energy
30. Case study – NGO working on rural ecosystem protection
Week 9
31.Civil Society Initiatives in Environment Management -Man and environment: reflections on deep ecology
32.Civil Society Initiatives for Sustainable Development
33.Global Initiatives in Protecting Global Environment
34. World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg Summit 2002)
35.Ecological economics
Week 10
36.Environmental sustainability
37.Social inclusion, Health for all, education for all, Food security and Water security
38. NGOs and Sustainable Development strategies
39. Case study – NGO working on sustainable development
40. Case study – NGO on international projects
Week 11
41. Need for a Legal framework and its enforcement
42. Legal measures to control pollution
43. Legal Enforcement and Eco criticism
44. Environmental Legislation In India
45. Mechanism to implement Environmental Laws in India
Week 12
46. Legal Protection of Forests Act 1927, Legal Protection of Wild Life
47. Role of NGO’s in implementing environmental laws
48. Challenges in the implementation of environmental legislation
49. Case study – NGO on Forest protection
50. Case study – NGO on Wild life preservation

Books and references

  1. Kulsange, S and Kamble, R. (2019). Environmental NGO’s: Sustainability Stewardship, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, India, ISBN-13: ‎ 978-6200442444.
  2. Dodds, F. (2007). NGO diplomacy: The influence of nongovernmental organizations in international environmental negotiations. Mit Press, Cambridge, ISBN-13: ‎978-0262524766.
  3. Ghosh, S. (Ed.). (2019). Indian environmental law: Key concepts and principles. Orient BlackSwan, India, ISBN-13: ‎ 978-9352875795.
  4. Alan Fowler and Chiku Malunga (2010) NGO Management: The Earthscan Companion, Routledge, ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1849711197.

Instructor bio

Dr. L. Suganthi,Dean, College of Engineering Guindy

Anna University
Dr. L. Suganthi, Dean, College of Engineering Guindy. She is a Professor from the Department of Management Studies, Anna University Chennai. She completed her B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from Alagappa College of Technology in the year 1986 and her M.B.A in Management Studies from College of Engineering Guindy in the year 1988. She completed her Ph.D from Anna University in the year 1993. 

She has been awarded the Active Researcher (Management) from Anna University Chennai in the year 2012, Best Teacher award (Information Technology Management) from Bloomberg UTV B-School Excellence in the year 2012, She got I st Rank in MBA from Anna University Chennai in the year 1988, Recipient of DUO-INDIA fellowship from University of Antwerp Belgium in the year 2019, CSIR Scholar - JRF and SRF scholarship from Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) from 1989 to 1993, Commonwealth Award for Post Doctoral Fellowship in Energy Management from University of Leeds, UK from 1999 to 2000.  

She has over 110 papers in International Journals and 100 papers in Conferences. 17 Research Scholars have completed Ph.D. and 6 Scholars. Her areas of research include Organizational Behavior, Information Systems, Energy Management and Sustainability Development. She is Expert Member of NAAC accreditation of Institutions and Universities (NAAC Assessor), UGC Subject Expert Member (Management) for evaluation of UGC research projects. 
She has 33 years of experience in Research and 28 years of experience in Teaching. 

Course certificate

30 Marks will be allocated for Internal Assessment and 70 Marks will be allocated for end term proctored examination. Securing 40% in both separately is mandatory to pass the course and get Credit Certificate.
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