(Old Edition) Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, Climate Change & Disaster Management, 3E

Environmental Ecology, Biodiversity, Climate Change & Disaster Management, 3E by Ravi P. Agrahari, published by McGraw Hill, is a comprehensive preparation book primarily aimed at UPSC, IES, IFoS and State Civil Services examinations. The 3rd edition covers both Prelims and Mains requirements and combines conceptual explanations with PYQs, practice questions, mind maps, figures and flowcharts. 

Major contents

• Environmental Ecology
• Basics of ecology
• Ecological factors
• Adaptations
• Population and community ecology
• Ecosystems
• Climate Change
• Climate change and related issues
• Climatic parameters
• International conferences and environmental cooperation
• Environmental Governance
• Indian environmental regulatory bodies
• Environmental laws and Acts
• Environmental movements
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Pollution & Waste Management
• Air, water and other forms of pollution
• Solid-waste management
• Biodiversity & Wildlife
• Biomes and biogeographical zones
• Natural vegetation and forests of India
• Biodiversity conservation
• Wildlife conservation
• IUCN and threatened species
• Species recovery programmes
• Disaster Management
• Disasters in India
• Institutional framework
• Prevention and mitigation
• Preparedness and response
• Recovery and rehabilitation
• Capacity development
• International cooperation
• Causes, vulnerability and mitigation of different disasters

It also contains UPSC Mains answers, objective practice questions, previous-year questions and practice papers, making it useful as a combined Environment + Disaster Management source.