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Part 1 Introduction: introduction - statement of problem, aims andobjectives of research, structure of book; methodology - cross-nationalcomparison, setting up a framework for comparison, total population ofEIAs for wastewater treatment plants in the United Kingdom and Germany,survey methods employed. Part 2 Context of EIA for wastewater treatmentplants: the United Kingdom and Germany - geographical background,institutional background, environmental policy, comparison andconclusions; wastewater treatment - ecological and technologicalaspects - effects of sewage on natural waters, objectives andcharacteristics of wastewater treatment plants, environmental effectsof wastewater treatment plants, wastewater management in the UnitedKingdom and Germany, water quality in the United Kingdom and Germany;wastewater treatment - legal and administrative aspects - Europeanlegislation and declarations adopted at the North Sea conferences,legislation, regulation and operation in the United Kingdom,legislation, regulation and operation in Germany, comparison oflegislation, regulation and operation of wastewater management in theUnited Kingdom and Germany; formal implementation of EIA - Europeandirective on EIA, EIA in the United Kingdom, EIA in Germany, comparisonof formal implementation of the European directive in the UnitedKingdom and Germany. Part 3 Framework for comparison: framework forcomparison - framework for comparing contexts of EIA processes,framework for comparing stages in EIA processes and substantive issuesraised, framework for comparing competent authorities' opinions aboutEIA. Part 4 EIA for wastewater treatment plants in practice: thepractice of EIA for wastewater treatment plants in the United Kingdomand Germany - contexts of EIA processes, stages in EIA processes andsubstantive issues raised, competent authorities' opinions about EIAfor wastewater treatment plants, previous research on practice of EIA.Part 5 Conclusions: conclusions - cross-national comparison of EIApractice, recommendations to improve the EIA systems.