UNIT 5

HUMAN POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Objective:
To get a knowledge on human population and human rights
To educate the students on value education
To equip the students towards the modern technology with respect to
environment and human health.
Population en!it":
Number of individuals of the population per unit area or per unit volume.
Parameters affecting population size:
1. irth rate or Natality
!. "eath rate or #ortality
$. %mmigration
&. 'migration
Population #$o%t&
The rapid growth of the global(s population for the past 1)) years from the difference
between the rate of birth and death.
*auses of rapid population growth:
1. The rapid population growth is due to decrease in death rate and increase in
birth rate
!. +vailability of antibiotics, immunization, increased food production, clean
water and air decreases the famine-related deaths
$. %n agricultural based countries, children are required to help parents in the
field that is why population increases in the developing countries.
'&a$acte$i!tic! o( population )$o%t&:
1. '.ponential growth
!. "oubling time
$. %nfant mortality rate
&. total fertility rate
/. 0eplacement level
1. #ale2female ratio
3. "emographic transition
Va$iation o( population ba!e on a)e !t$uctu$e
1. Pyramid shaped 4 %ndia , angladesh, 'thiopia,
!. ell shaped 4 5rance, 67+, 68
$. 6rn shaped - 9ermany, %taly, and :apan.
Population E*plo!ion
The enormous increase in population due to low death rate and high birth rate.
'au!e!:
#odern medical facilities, life e.pectancy, illiteracy,
E((ect!:
Poverty, 'nvironmental degradation, ;ver 4e.ploitation of natural resources
,Treat, *ommunal war
0emedy:- Through birth control programmes.
+a,il" %el(a$e p$o)$a,,e:
Objective!:
7lowing down the population e.plosion
;ver e.ploitation of natural resources
5amily planning programme:
;b<ectives=
0educe infant mortality rate
'ncourage late marriages
%mprove women(s health
*ontrol of communal diseases>
Envi$on,ent an &u,an &ealt&:
1. Physical ?azards 4 0adioactive and 6@ radiations, 9lobal warming,
*hlorofluro carbons, Noise etc.
!. *hemical ?azards 4 *ombustion of 5ossil fuels, industrial effluence,
pesticides, heavy metals,
$. iological ?azards- acteria, @iruses, Parasites
Hu,an $i)&t!:
1. ?uman right to freedom
!. ?uman right to property
$. ?uman right to freedom of religion
&. ?uman right to culture and education
/. ?uman right to constitutional remedies
1. ?uman right to equality
3. ?uman right against e.ploitation
A. ?uman right to food and environment
B. ?uman right to good health.
Value eucation:
Types:
1. 5ormal education
!. @alue education
$. @alue - based environmental education
;b<ectives
1. To improve the integral growth of human beign
!. To create attitudes and improvement towards sustainable lifestyle.
$. To increase awareness about our national history our cultural heritage,
constitutional rights, national integration, community develoBpment and
environment.
&. To create and develop awareness about the values and their significance and
role
/. To know about various living and non- living organisms and their interaction
with environment.
Types of values:
1. 6niversal values
!. *ultural values
$. %ndividual values
&. global values
/. 7piritual values
HIV -AID.
+%"7 is the abbreviated form for +cquired %mmuno "eficiency 7yndrome caused
by a virus called ?%@.
'ffects=
1. "eath
!. Coss of labor
$. %nability to work
&. Cack of energy
/o,an an c&il %el(a$e:
;b<ectives:
1. to provide education
!. To impart vocational training
$. To generate awareness
&. To improve employment opportunities
/. To restore dignity, equality and respect.
0ole of information technology in environment:
Re,ote !en!in):
*omponent- + platform, aircraft, + balloon, rocket, and satellite.
5unctions:
1. ;rigin of electro magnetic energy
!. Transmission of energy
$. %nteraction of energy
&. "etection of energy
/. Preprocessing of data
1. "ata analysis and interpretation
3. %ntegration and other applications.
+pplications:
%n agriculture, forestry, land cover, water resources
"ata ase- *ollection of inter related data on various sub<ects.
+pplications:
1. #inistry of environment and forest
!. National management information system
$. 'nvironmental information system
9eographical information system:
+pplication:
Thematic maps are super imposed using soft wares.
%nterpretation of polluted zones
To check unplanned growth and related environmental problems
7atellite data:
1. ?elps in providing reliable information and data about forest cover
!. Provide information about forecasting weather
$. 0eserves of oil , minerals can be discovered.
D;0C" D%"' D': *urrent data.
+pplications:
1. ;nline learning
!. "igital files or photos, animations on environmental studies.
0ole of information technology in human health:
The health service technology involves three systems
1. 5inance and accounting
!. Pathology
$. Patient +dministration 4 clinical system.
+pplications:
1. "ata regarding birth and death rates
!. To monitor the health of the people effectively
$. The information regarding the outbreak of epidemic diseases.
&. ;nline *onsultation
/. "rugs and its replacement..
*onclusion:
9aining in-depth knowledge regarding human health, human rights and role
Played by modern technology to the environment.