Social impact assessment (SIA) is now conceived as being the process of managing the
social issues of development. There is consensus on what 'good'SIA practice is–it is …

Abstract Social Impact Assessments (SIAs) have played an increasingly important role in the
conduct of planned interventions, providing proponents the capacity to assess and manage …

The soaring popularity of business practices in the social sector has elicited numerous calls
from academics and practitioners to adopt appropriate methodologies to quantify and …

In recent years the need to enhance public participation in Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA), and the efficacy of alternative mechanisms in achieving this goal, have …

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is now firmly established as an important and often
obligatory part of proposing or launching any development project. Delivering a successful …

Mining activities in Australia tend to be cyclical, with boom and bust times impacting upon
associated communities. However, little information exists to classify key impacts or to …

Mining companies are faced with growing societal demands that a sufficient portion of the
benefits from mining should flow to local communities to ensure they are adequately …

This book challenges the prevailing assumption that Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) should be structured around a unitary EIA process. The book begins by identifying …

The “International Principles for Social Impact Assessment” and the “Principles and
Guidelines for Social Impact Assessment in the USA”, both developed under the auspices of …

Two social impact assessment (SIA) studies of Central Queensland's Coppabella coal mine
were undertaken in 2002–2003 and 2006–2007. As ex post studies of actual change, these …