Showing papers on "Social impact assessment published in 1988"
TL;DR: The authors reviewed the use of attitudes and perceptual measures in social impact assessment (SIA) literature and found that while almost all authors of SIA models or methodologies recommend the inclusion of sociopsychological measures, the manner in which they propose these measures for use varies widely with most authors failing to specify whether or not they should be used.
Abstract: Sociopsychological variables, including attitudes, beliefs, values, and opinions, occupy a central place in emerging social impact assessment methodologies. Despite the attention that these perceptual concepts have received in the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) literature, there is little consensus on how they should be used. Four critical issues influence the utility of attitudes in the SIA process: (1) the location of attitudes in SIA research models, (2) the ubiquitous problem of attitude‐behavior predictability, (3) the “other variables”; problem, and (4) the measurement problem, i.e., the importance of measurement validity, reliability, and scalability. The authors first review the use of attitudes and perceptual measures in the SIA literature. This review reveals that while almost all authors of SIA models or methodologies recommend the inclusion of sociopsychological measures, the manner in which they propose these measures for use varies widely with most authors failing to specify whether...
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TL;DR: In this article, a case study of a small, agriculturally based community that experienced a sizeable transfer of water from agriculture to energy production is discussed within the context of this perspective, and it was evident that competing and conflicting interpretations of the proper relationship between the social and physical environments produced social action, which resulted in social impact.
Abstract: Individuals subjectively interpret the relationship between the social and physical environments and between themselves on the basis of values and beliefs regarding the proper relationship between these environments. It is on the basis of these interpretations that individuals act when confronted with a proposed environmental change. In this manner, social impacts are frequently created. A case study of a small, agriculturally based community that experienced a sizeable transfer of water from agriculture to energy production is discussed within the context of this perspective. It was evident that competing and conflicting interpretations of the proper relationship between the social and physical environments produced social action, which resulted in social impact. We recommend that social impact assessment investigate the different values and belief systems within a community as these relate specifically to the physical environment and to the subjective interpretations of environmental change tha...
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TL;DR: This paper used statewide data from high school seniors in the rural counties of Utah and compared those in counties with rapid growth in energy-related employment to those in other rural counties in terms of attitudes toward community, attitudes toward family and home, sense of belonging, and degree of involvement in school, church, and community activities.
Abstract: Recent studies on the social consequences of rapid energy development in rural areas have tested the social disruption hypothesis with various subgroups of the community and have reported conflicting results. Few studies have focused on young people and fewer have used statewide data. Using statewide data from high school seniors in the rural counties of Utah, this study compared those in counties with rapid growth in energy‐related employment to those in other rural counties in terms of attitudes toward community, attitudes toward family and home, sense of belonging, and degree of involvement in school, church, and community activities. While this study did find some differences in the direction expected based on previous research, these differences are fairly small and are mediated in many instances by other variables, particularly religion and number of places lived.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify social factors that have facilitated project success, focusing on unintended project outcomes, farmer participation, site-specific design, and the match of irrigation organizational design to the type of technology.
Abstract: Irrigation development investments are designed to increase food supply and rural income and to improve the quality of life for the rural poor. Yet many irrigation projects have had poor agronomic and economic results as well as unintended and undesirable social effects. Due to inappropriate project design and a failure to fully consider sociological factors, projects are often characterized by water use inefficiency, poor maintenance, and deviance. This article identifies social factors that have facilitated project success. Cases are used to exemplify key lessons that have emerged from field experience. Emphasis is given to unintended project outcomes, farmer participation, site‐specific design, and the match of irrigation organizational design to the type of technology.
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TL;DR: The field of knowledge systems accounting has evolved as a special form of social impact assessment to observe and measure the impact of science on society as discussed by the authors, and a system of social impacts of science (SIS) indicators has been developed as an attempt to represent these complex patterns and relationships.
Abstract: In recent years a number of important science policy issues have rentered on questions about the social utility of science. The field of knowledge systems accounting has evolved as a special form of social impact assessment to observe and measure the impact of science on society. A system of social impacts of science (SIS) indicators has been developed as an attempt to represent these complex patterns and relationships. In the final analysis, the causal relevance of science to social performance depends on our capacity to link the complex knowledge system of modern science to the achievement of social goals.
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