Photosynthesis – radiation and its parameters, Solar radiation, Spectrum and effects; Energy balance at the level of a leaf and ecosystem, Crop production – canopy structure, radiation use efficiency, factors determining productivity; Sustainability – Ecosystem services, Millennium ecosystem assessment, Ecological foot print, Energy, Gaia, Climate Change and Sustainability -Natural Resources, Energy & Society at various space and time scale.
Text/Reference Books:
1. Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, IPCC
2. Stephen Peak and Joe Smith, Climate Change: From science to sustainability, Oxford University Press
3. Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, IPCC |