De Viedma, M.G., Bevan, D., Weddle, A.B. and Ramos, A., 1975. Recommendations for a new Spanish Institute of Environmental Analysis. Landscape Plann., 2: 31–36. The paper gives an outline account of enquiries made and discussions which lead to recommendations for an institute of environmental analysis in Spain. This new venture would be characterised by an applied approach and not restricted to conventional research. Locational criteria and staffing are discussed and the importance attached to project teams clearly emerges. These operational teams would be backed by laboratory services limited to two areas. First, a soils laboratory. Second an air photo laboratory able to offer a very full range of air-photo interpretation and mapping services. In addition to the Institute's own laboratory services and project teams, full use of specialist services is suggested, drawn from Universities, professional consultants and other agencies. The need to build up education services is stressed, both for internal training and as a contribution to the development of interdisciplinary working in the environmental field.