Social Impact Assessment: Guidance for assessing and managing the social impacts of projects
Vanclay, F., Esteves, A.M., Aucamp, I. & Franks, D. 2015 Social
Impact Assessment: Guidance for assessing and managing the social
impacts of projects. Fargo ND: International Association for Impact
Assessment.
The purpose of the Guidance Note is to provide advice to various
stakeholders about what is expected in good practice social impact
assessment (SIA) and social impact management processes, especially in
relation to project development. Project development refers to dams,
mines, oil and gas drilling, factories, ports, airports, pipelines,
electricity transmission corridors, roads, railway lines and other
infrastructure including large-scale agriculture, forestry and
aquaculture projects. This Guidance Note builds on IAIA’s (2003)
International Principles for Social Impact Assessment. While the
International Principles outline the overarching understandings of the
SIA field, including the expected values of the profession, this
document seeks to provide advice on good practice in the undertaking and
appraisal of SIAs and the adaptive management of projects to address
the social issues. |