Environmental Impact Assessment : Based on the Lectures Given During the Eurocourse on Environmental Impact Assessment Held at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, September 30-October 4, 1991

Based on a "Eurocourse" on environmental impact assessment (EIA), this work discusses various types of legislation, EIA approaches and techniques, environmental indicators and indexes, and economical and sociological dimensions of EIA.

Section 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.- Section 2. EIA Approaches and Techniques.- and phases of an EIA study.- Risk analysis in environmental impact studies.- Environmental impact assessment and risk analysis in Denmark.- Environmental impact assessment in Germany with a special focus on environmental planning in the Ruhr area.- Pollution abatement in oil refineries and inorganic chemical industries.- SILVIA: A decision support system for environmental impact assessment.- Section 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 risk indicators for environmental chemicals.- Industrial plant risk indices.- Section 4. Economic And Sociological Dimensions Of EIA.- Sustainability, efficiency and equity: project appraisal in economic development strategies.- Sociological aspects of environmental impact assessment.