Showing papers on "Social impact assessment published in 1990"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors distinguish between Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and the Public Involvement (PI) process and make a case for PI as an integral part of SIA PI is seen as activity within SIA process that provides the social impact assessor with a means to obtain quantitative information regarding social impact assessment variables
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TL;DR: In this article, the legal requirements for undertaking SIAs in the United States, Australia, and Canada are discussed, and a broad definition of SIA as applied policy analysis and planning activity is adopted.
67 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a community social impact assessment framework for indigenous peoples is developed on the basis of a study conducted with a group of East Kimberley Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, with emphasis on community values, perspectives, and social context.
43 citations
TL;DR: The role of social impact assessment (SIA) in development decision making is a continual theoretical and practical. as discussed by the authors The role of SIA is a learning process contributing to the ability of communities and societies to learn and change.
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TL;DR: In Australia's remote areas there has been considerable recent growth in development projects and plans and this situation has placed considerable pressure on resident Aboriginal groups that claim traditional attachment to the land affected.
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TL;DR: The adoption of SIA for planning and decision making is problematic, because some of its basic assumptions can contradict sociocultutural and political traditions of Third World countries as discussed by the authors.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that benefits from incorporating Social Impact Assessment (SIA) into the planning process are such that they must be given careful consideration in Third-World development.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that SIA will experience difficulty in such situations because of structural factors and the ways in which those factors will complicate the successful implementation of SIA.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a theoretical analysis of the theoretical difficulties with conventional regional economic impact assessment (REIA) and social impact assessment, and the justification for including secondary project impacts in assessing a project's worth.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the difficulties in implementing SIA in China under three broad areas: SIA and the planning process; its value assumptions; and its interdisciplinary characteristics, and further illustrate two case studies: the international airport plan in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone in southern China, and the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangzi River in central China.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate the structural interaction between Third World development, agro-biotechnological change, and past problems from earlier introduction of agricultural technology into Third World countries.
TL;DR: Social impact assessment (SIA) can clarify, rather than confound, issues of importance in development processes, because of the essentially pragmatic orientation of SIA, and SIA's extension into social policy is touched upon briefly.
TL;DR: In this paper, a small town in South-Western Queensland is used as a case study over a five-year period and key issues are identified which can assist small towns to help themselves revitalise.
Abstract: Generally, Australians consider that small towns are declining and there is not much that can be done about it. This paper argues that only certain sorts of towns (largely inland) are declining and that a lot can be done about it, provided there is the will. A small town in South-Western Queensland is used as a case study over a five year period and key issues are identified which can assist small towns to help themselves revitalise.
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TL;DR: This paper is designed to offer an introduction and update on trends in social impact assessment (SLA) research, with special reference to Canada and the USA where research for indigenous people has led the theoretical development of SLA.
Abstract: As Tatz observed in relation to the Social Impact of Uranium Mining study (AIAS 1984,12) it is difficult for those embarking on social impact research to find literature and precedents to guide their work. This paper is designed to offer an introduction and update on trends in social impact assessment (SLA) research, with special reference to Canada and the USA where research for indigenous people has led the theoretical development of SLA. It also gives an overview of research on impacts of resource development on Aboriginal people and suggests priorities for improving Aboriginal SLA research.
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01 Jan 1990
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present findings from a social assessment of siting a low-level radioactive waste storage facility in Michigan, focusing specifically on how people perceive themselves to be affected by the proposed facility and the degree of community support for and opposition to the facility.
Abstract: This report presents findings from a social assessment of siting a low level radioactive waste storage facility in Michigan. The research focused specifically on how people perceive themselves to be affected by the proposed facility and the degree of community support for and opposition to the facility. Social assessment research in the LLRW project consisted of a telephone survey of Michigan residents and an in-depth ethnographic survey of residents in the tri-state area of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Findings from these studies can aid in the development and implementation of a social monitoring program and in the design of community-based measures to mitigate unwanted social impacts.
TL;DR: The authors integrated impact assessment into the planning process in Indonesian social impact assessment and planning, and the results showed that impact assessment can improve the planning of the Indonesian experience, especially in urban areas.
Abstract: (1990). SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING: The Indonesian Experience. Impact Assessment: Vol. 8, Integrating Impact Assessment into the Planning Process, pp. 25-28.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the findings of one approach used to project anticipated risk-induced effects, specifically the impacts on residents' social well-bing and anticipated behavioral adjustments, based on responses to four alternative plausible 'risk futures.'
Abstract: The proposed siting of a high-level nuclear waste repository in the State of Nevada has raised difficult problems with respect to assessing future social impacts. The projection of impacts due to a repository has two special problems for the impact assessment process. This paper provides the rationale and describes the findings of one approach used to project anticipated risk-induced effects, specifically the impacts on residents' social well-bing and anticipated behavioral adjustments. The paper shows the findings of a random, representative sample of 755 residents in the Las Vegas area. The findings are based on responses to four alternative plausible 'risk futures.'