MANGALORE UNIVERSITY 
                  CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION 
                        Mangalagangothri - 574 199 
                                    
                                    
          
                          COURSE 12 
                                    
            ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 
                        (Optional Course) 
                             BLOCK 1  
                             (PART - I) 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                 B.Ed. DEGREE PROGRAMME 
                  (OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING) 
                                    
                      SECOND YEAR B.Ed. 
          
                             Published by 
                     MANGALORE UNIVERSITY 
                        Mangalagangothri - 574 199 
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       Environmental Education: Self learning Material for B.Ed. Degree Programme (Open and 
       Distance Learning) of Second Year, Prepared by Dr. Nagendrakumar R. Published by The 
       Registrar, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri - 574 199, Karnataka. 
        
        
       Year 2019-20 
        
        
       Developed by: 
       The Director,  
       Centre for Distance Education, Mangalore University,  
       Mangalagangothri  - 574 199, Karnataka. 
        
        
       Course Co-ordinator 
       Dr. Chidananda A.L., B.Ed.(ODL) Programme, 
       Centre for Distance Education, Mangalore University,  
       Mangalagangothri  - 574 199, Karnataka. 
                             
        
       © The Registrar, Mangalore University 
                             
       Environmental Education : Self-learning Material for B.Ed. Degree Programme 
                    (Open and Distance Learning) of Second Year. 
       Prepared by: 
       Dr. Nagendrakumar R. 
        
       Published by: 
       The Registrar, Mangalore University, 
       Mangalagangothri - 574199, Mangalore, Karnataka. 
        
       Year 2019-20 
        
       © The Registrar, Mangalore University 
        
                     (For private circulation only) 
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                         COURSE 12 
                               
          ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 
                     (Optional Course) 
                               
         
         
        The Registrar                                                                                     Publisher 
        Mangalore University 
        Manalagangothri-574 199 
         
         
         
        Dr. Nagendrakumar R   :      Block – 1                                          Course Writer 
         
         
         
        Prof. B.N. Manjunathaiah  : Block - 1                                          Course Scrutinizer 
        Professor of Education (Rtd) 
        Department of Studies and Research in Education 
        University of Mysore 
        Manasagangothri, Mysore - 570 006 
         
         
        Dr. Chidananda A.L.                                                            Assistant Course Editor  
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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       _Contents_________________________________________________________________ 
       Course Overview  
                             
       Block - 1 : Environmental Education and Environment Hazards 
       Unit-1: Meaning, Definitions and Characteristics of Environmental Education 
       Unit-2: Importance, Objectives, Scope and Guiding Principles of Environmental Education 
       Unit-3: Factors of Degradation of Environment 
       Unit-4: Environmental Hazards 
       Unit-5: Environmental Pollution 
       Unit-6: Environmental Management and Protection 
        
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
        
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