Preface A. Oevering Opening and closing addresses R. Winsemius, J. Kremers, L. Ginjaar and G.C. van Wijnbergen ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FROM VARIOUS PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCESS Requirements from central government Mandates, money and pressure: prospects for local environmental management G. Wandesforde-Smith RA'le des gouvernements centraux et des collectivitA (c)s localA (c)s dans la gestion de l'environnement (The role of central governments and local authorities in environmental management) R. Prud'Homme Requirements from supra-national bodies The European Communities' environment policies R.H. Donkers L'Action du Conseil de l'Europe dans le domaine de l'amA (c)nagement et la gestion de l'environnement au niveau local et rA (c)gional en particulier dans les problAmes transfrontaliers et dans l'amA (c)nagement du territoire (Guidelines from the Council of Europe) J.-P. Ribaut Requirements from the private sector BA1/4rgerbeteiligung -- Kurzfassung (Citizen participation) C. Von Moltke Industry's expectations of local government in the field of environmental planning J. Garbutt POLICY AND PRACTICE Environmental planning and physical planning Comprehensive planning: policy and practice in The Netherlands H.G. Ouwerkerk Unweltplannung und andere Formen der Raumplanung; planung und praxis in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Environmental planning and other forms of physical planning -- planning and practice in the Federal Republic of Germany) H.-G. Lange Environmental impact analyses Environmental impact assessment -- Summary G. Wandesforde-Smith Les A (c)tudes d'impact en France -- un outil d'evaluation des decisions au service de l'environnement (Impact analyses in France -- a decision-evaluating tool in the service of the environment) B. Damez-Fontaine Deregulation and environmental planning Deregulation and environmental planning J.J. Bormans Possibilities and limitations of regulation, deregulation and streamlining -- citizen groups' point of view L. Reynders Possibilities and limitations of regulation, deregulation and streamlining -- government's point of view A.C. Morrison Information management Protection of the environment: information requirements M.J.M. Bogaerts NEW DEMANDS ON ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT: ORGANISATIONAL, FINANCIAL AND MANAGERIAL CONSEQUENCES Neue Forderungen an die Verwaltung -- Kurzfassung (New demands on the administration) J. Schorsch Soil pollution abatement in The Netherlands: brief outline to an approach P.J. Molendijk Waste disposal management P. Sylow Management of chemical waste deposits in Denmark T. NAhr SHORT PAPERS Environmental deregulation -- an economic comment M. de Clercq The environmental-physical planning connection at a regional level F. Langeweg and P. Kendall Regional water policies in areas with intensive agriculture. The case of Southern Peel region in The Netherlands -- Summary S.A. Orlovsky Experiences with comprehensive regional environmental planning in the Netherlands D.J.W. Schoof and A.A.M. Meuleman The administration organization of environmental management in The Netherlands C.Th. Smit CONCLUSIONS Discussion Group I H.W. Gottinger Discussion Group II J. IJff Discussion Group III H. Wuyts List of speakers.