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Fundamentals of Project Management Anand Thakur, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 5: Environmental Appraisal of Projects

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
5.1 Meaning of Environment and Pollution

5.2 Pollution created by different Industries
5.3 Methods of Preventing Pollution
5.4 Environmental Regulations in India
5.5 Environmental Impact Assessment
5.6 Drawback in the Indian System
5.7 Summary

5.8 Keywords
5.9 Review Questions
5.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

Understand meaning of environment and pollution;
Know about pollution created by different industries;
Know about methods of preventing pollution;
Understand about Environmental Impact Assessment;

Know about environmental regulations in India.

Introduction

Environment means the surrounding under which someone or something exists. The aggregate
of all conditions, events and influences that surround and affect it. The environment influences
on organization in many ways, it understanding is of crucial importance. Environment may be
broadly categorized in to two types:

1. External Environment: It includes all the factors outside organization which provide
opportunities or threats to the organization. It may be social, cultural, political, economical,
market, technological environment.
2. Internal Environment: This environment in which an organization exists. It refers to all
the factors within an organization, which impart strengths or cause weaknesses of a strategic
nature.

5.1 Meaning of Environment and Pollution

Environmental analysis is nothing but identifying opportunities and threats affecting their
business. In other words environmental analysis is nothing but SWOT– Strengths, Weaknesses,

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