The literature specialized in Social Impact Assessment (SIA) concurs that there is still much
work to do in the discussion and thorough grounding of its theories and conceptual bases …

Purpose The necessity to assess and manage supply chains to be free from social problems
such as human and labour rights abuses has become particularly apparent since the …

Sustainability Appraisal is a sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of this rapidly emerging and
diversifying area. It draws on a wealth of international experiences and approaches to …

Impact significance determination is widely recognized as a vital and critical EIA activity. But
impact significance related concepts are poorly understood. And the quality of approaches …

Citizen values assessment (CVA), developed in the Netherlands Ministry of Transport,
Public Works and Water Management, is a research method that assesses citizens' …

Impact significance determination practice tends to be highly variable. Too often insufficient
consideration is given to good practice insights. Also, impact significance determinations are …

The question of how best to go about determining the significance of impacts has, to date,
only been addressed in a partial and preliminary way. The assumption tends to be made …

Social impact assessment is the process of analysing, monitoring and managing the social
consequences of change. Applying this process to its work can help the Department of …

Social impact assessment is the primary ex-ante tool for achieving socially sustainable
outcomes and for ensuring the equitable distribution of the burdens and benefits associated …

People need many different ways of reinforcing their bonds with the land to guarantee that
their souls develop an ample capacity for affection and care. Coming to know and use a …