Workshop Objectives and Findings — Introduction

Since 1990, the Directorate General XI of the European Commission has supported and coordinated several international expert meetings in the field of “Environmental Impact Assessment”. The participants of these meetings were drawn from ministries, different branches of public administration, EIA-Centres and research institutes. The participants coming from different backgrounds ensured intensive, interdisciplinary discussions. The previous workshops have focused on the following topics: Avignon (May 1990): Environmental Impact Assessment — Training and Research in the European Communities.Vitoria-Gasteiz (June 1993): Environmental Impact Assessment — Training in the European Communities.Delphi (October 1994): Environmental Impact Assessment — Methodology and Research.