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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.