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Fundamentals of Ecosystem Health and assessment

Prof. Surjya Kumar Saikia · Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan

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Lectures

Week 1:

  1. Lecture 01 : What is ecosystem? and Components of Ecosystem Video
  2. Lecture 02 : Ecosystem or Ecological Balance Video
  3. Lecture 03 : Energy Transfer and the living world Video
  4. Lecture 04 : Ecological Footprints and Biocapacity Video
  5. Lecture 05 : Carrying Capacity of Earth Video
  6. Lecture 06 : Human Impact on Ecosystem Video

Week 2:

  1. Lecture 07 : Ecosystem Degradation Video
  2. Lecture 08 : Ecosystem Health: The Concept Video
  3. Lecture 09 : Ecosystem Resources Video
  4. Lecture 10 : Ecosystem Distress Syndrom For Ecosystem Health Assessment Video

Week 3:

  1. Lecture 11 : Ecosystem Services - Concept Video
  2. Lecture 12 : Values of Ecosystem Services Video
  3. Lecture 13 : Ecosystem Services - Indicators Video
  4. Lecture 14 : Identifying and Valuing Ecosystem Services Video
  5. Lecture 15 : Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Video

Week 4:

  1. Lecture 16 : Global Climate Change and Ecosystem Services Video
  2. Lecture 17 : Ecosystem Service : Tools Video
  3. Lecture 18 : Step by Step Ecosystem Services Assessment (Step 1 - Step 2) Video
  4. Lecture 19 : Step by Step Ecosystem Services Assessment (Step 3 - Step 5) Video
  5. Lecture 20 : Introduction of Models for Assessment of Ecosystems Services Video

Week 5:

  1. Lecture 21 : General Outline for Ecosystem Health Assessment : Classification of Indicators Video
  2. Lecture 22 : Ecosystem Health Assessment Methods - Introduction Video
  3. Lecture 23 : VORS Method of Ecosystem Assessment: Calculating NDVI Video
  4. Lecture 24 : VORS Method of Ecosystem Assessment – Ecosystem Organization Video
  5. Lecture 25 : Introducing Fragstats Video
  6. Lecture 26 : VORS Method of Ecosystem Assessment – Resilience and other options Video

Live Interactive session

  1. Lecture 27 : Pressure-State-Response (PSR) Model of Ecosystem Assessment Video
  2. Lecture 28 : Ecosystem Health Assessment Tools Video
  3. Lecture 29 : Ecosystem Health assessment model – k.LAB & InVest Video
  4. Lecture 30 : Auto-calculated toolkit for Ecosystem Health Assessment Video
  5. Lecture 31 : Millennium Ecosystem Health Assessment Model Video

Week 7:

  1. Lecture 32 : Ecosystem Risk and Ecosystem Risk Assessment Video
  2. Lecture 33 : Ecosystem Risk Assessment: Framework Video
  3. Lecture 34 : Ecosystem Risk Analysis: Tools Video
  4. Lecture 35 : Decision Making Process in ERA Video
  5. Lecture 36 : Decision Making Criteria Video
  6. Lecture 37 : Marginal Damage Function Video

Week 8:

  1. Lecture 38 : Drivers of Global Change Video
  2. Lecture 39 : Risk Assessment Databases Video
  3. Lecture 40 : Risk Assessment Tools and Models Video
  4. Lecture 41 : GLOBIO and IPAT Video
  5. Lecture 42 : Carbon Credit Video
  6. Lecture 43 : NET ZERO Initiative and approach Video

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Institution
Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan
Department
Civil Engineering
Teacher
Prof. Surjya Kumar Saikia
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
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