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    The document defines the environment as the surrounding conditions in which organisms live, including both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components. It notes that all parts of the environment are interconnected and interdependent. The environment provides favorable conditions for life. The document outlines different definitions of environment from various sources such as the United Nations and scholars. It also describes the different types of environments based on proximity (micro vs macro) and composition (terrestrial, aquatic, aerial).

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    Unit 1: The Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies

    Definition, scope and importance, Need for public awareness.


    Definition
    The term Environment has been derived from a French word ‘environner’ which means to
    encircle or to surround. The term ‘environment’ means surroundings, in which the organisms
    live. It has two components: abiotic (non-living) and biotic (living) components.
    Different components of the environment are interlinked and interdependent.
    Environment creates favourable conditions for the existence and development of living
    organisms.
    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines environment as “the whole outer
    physical and biological system in which man and other organisms live”.
    P. Gisbert says, “Environment is anything immediately surrounding an object and exerting a
    direct influence on it”.
    According to E. J. Ross, “environment is an external force which influences us”.
    As per Environment (Protection) Act of 1986, environment refers to the “sum total of air,
    water and land and the interrelationships among themselves and also with the human beings,
    other living organisms or property.”
    Types of Environment
    On the basis of proximity or nearness and the nature of the influences exerted on the organisms
    by the environment it can be of following types
    a. Micro-environment: It refers to the immediate local surroundings of an organism.
    b. Macro-environment: It refers to all the physical and biotic conditions that surround the
    organism externally.
    Similarly on the basis of the composition or nature of the environmental components following
    types of environment can be enumerated.
    a. Terrestrial environment where a major components of environment is land
    b. Aquatic environment where water forms the major portion of an individual’s environment
    c. Aerial environment where air is the dominant environmental factor

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