Key Principles of SEA.- Purpose and Background of the European SEA Directive.- Legal Context of the SEA Directive - Links with other Legislation and Key Procedures.- Transposition of the SEA Directive into National Law - Challenges and Possibilities.- Some Legal Problems of Implementing the SEA Directive into Member States' Legal Systems.- Current SEA Practice in England.- Implementing SEA in Germany.- Implementing SEA in Italy - The Case of the Emilia...