Table of Contents

Part 1 Legislation: the EEC Directive on EIA and its implementation in the EC Member States; the EEC Directives on environmental hazards; the Dutch integral environmental zoning project. Part 2 EIA approaches and techniques: contents and phases of an EIA study; risk analysis in environmental impact studies; environmental impact assessment and risk analysis in Denmark; EIA in Germany with a special focus on environmental planning in the Ruhr area; pollution abatement on oil refineries and inorganic chemical industries; SILVIA - a decision support system for environmental impact assessment. Part 3 Environmental indicators and indices: environmental indicators and measurement scales; air quality assessment in environmental impact studies; surface water quality indicators; soil and ground water quality indicators; ecotoxicological riks indicators for environmental chemicals; industrial plant risk indicators. Part 4 Economic and sociological dimensions of EIA: sustainability, efficiency and equity - project appraisal in economic development strategies; sociological aspects of environmental impact assessment.