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Frank Vanclay
Other affiliations: Charles Sturt University, University of Tasmania, Griffith University ...read more
Bio: Frank Vanclay is an academic researcher from University of Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social impact assessment & Impact assessment. The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 245 publications receiving 12482 citations. Previous affiliations of Frank Vanclay include Charles Sturt University & University of Tasmania.
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TL;DR: Suggested changes to the scoring of the Barthel Index, and guidelines for determining the level of independence are presented, which were applied in the assessment of 258 first stroke patients referred for inpatient comprehensive rehabilitation in Brisbane, Australia during 1984 calendar year.
1,951 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the adoption of rural innovations by landholders is presented as a dynamic learning process, and adoption depends on a range of personal, social, cultural and economic factors, as well as on characteristics of the innovation itself.
Abstract: Research on the adoption of rural innovations is reviewed and interpreted through a cross-disciplinary
lens to provide practical guidance for research, extension and policy relating to conservation practices. Adoption of
innovations by landholders is presented as a dynamic learning process. Adoption depends on a range of personal,
social, cultural and economic factors, as well as on characteristics of the innovation itself. Adoption occurs when
the landholder perceives that the innovation in question will enhance the achievement of their personal goals.
A range of goals is identifiable among landholders, including economic, social and environmental goals.
Innovations are more likely to be adopted when they have a high ‘relative advantage’ (perceived superiority to the
idea or practice that it supersedes), and when they are readily trialable (easy to test and learn about before adoption).
Non-adoption or low adoption of a number of conservation practices is readily explicable in terms of their failure
to provide a relative advantage (particularly in economic terms) or a range of difficulties that landholders may have
in trialing them.
1,229 citations
TL;DR: The International Principles for Social Impact Assessment (IPSA) as discussed by the authors is a set of principles to guide SIA practice and the consideration of "the social" in environmental impact assessment generally.
Abstract: The “International Principles for Social Impact Assessment” is a statement of the core values of the SIA community together with a set of principles to guide SIA practice and the consideration of ‘the social’ in environmental impact assessment generally. It is a discussion document for the impact assessment community to be used as the basis for developing sector and national guidelines. In the process of being developed explicitly for an international context, increasing pressure was placed on the conventional understanding of SIA and a new definition, with official imprimatur of an international professional body, has been formalised. “Social Impact Assessment includes the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those interventions. Its primary purpose is to bring about a more sustainable and equitable biophysical an...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a set of principles for agricultural extension, with the key principles being: awareness of farming as a social activity; recognition of the social diversity of farmers and the social drivers in agriculture; and the socio-cultural basis of adoption.
Abstract: An understanding of social issues, the social nature of farming, and the social basis of adoption is needed if agricultural extension is to be effective in addressing natural resource management issues, and in promoting sustainability in its triple bottom line conceptualisation. Twenty-seven principles are presented here, with the key principles being: awareness of farming as a social activity; recognition of the social diversity of farmers and the social drivers in agriculture; and the socio-cultural basis of adoption.
479 citations
TL;DR: The conceptual framework based on environmental function evaluation of Slootweg et al. as discussed by the authors is used as the basis for conceptualizing social impacts. But the importance of differentiating between social impacts and social change processes is highlighted, and a new listing of some 80-odd indicative social impacts is developed reflecting a change from project-based thinking to inclusion of the impacts of policies and programs.
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TL;DR: Deming's theory of management based on the 14 Points for Management is described in Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982 as mentioned in this paper, where he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.
Abstract: According to W. Edwards Deming, American companies require nothing less than a transformation of management style and of governmental relations with industry. In Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982, Deming offers a theory of management based on his famous 14 Points for Management. Management's failure to plan for the future, he claims, brings about loss of market, which brings about loss of jobs. Management must be judged not only by the quarterly dividend, but by innovative plans to stay in business, protect investment, ensure future dividends, and provide more jobs through improved product and service. In simple, direct language, he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.
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TL;DR: The work of the IPCC Working Group III 5th Assessment report as mentioned in this paper is a comprehensive, objective and policy neutral assessment of the current scientific knowledge on mitigating climate change, which has been extensively reviewed by experts and governments to ensure quality and comprehensiveness.
Abstract: The talk with present the key results of the IPCC Working Group III 5th assessment report. Concluding four years of intense scientific collaboration by hundreds of authors from around the world, the report responds to the request of the world's governments for a comprehensive, objective and policy neutral assessment of the current scientific knowledge on mitigating climate change. The report has been extensively reviewed by experts and governments to ensure quality and comprehensiveness.
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