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Frank Vanclay - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • New Directions in Social Impact Assessment - New Directions in Social Impact Assessment
    2020
    Co-Authors: Frank Vanclay, Ana Maria Esteves
    Abstract:

    This important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of Social Impact Assessment (SIA). It advances the theory and practice of SIA, and argues that a dramatic shift is required in the way socioeconomic studies and community participation is undertaken. The book emphasizes that, much more than the act of predicting Impacts in a regulatory context, SIA needs to be the process of managing the social aspects of development and that there needs to be a holistic and integrated approach to Impact Assessment. It stresses that greater attention needs to be given to ensuring that the goals of development are attained and enhanced.

  • Developments in Social Impact Assessment
    2014
    Co-Authors: Frank Vanclay
    Abstract:

    Along with environmental Impact Assessment, social Impact Assessment (SIA) has its origins in the 1970s and has developed from being a tool to meet regulatory requirements, to a discipline that seeks to contribute proactively to better project and policy development and to enhance the wellbeing of affected people. This volume, edited by a leading authority in the field, collates the classic articles in the history of SIA along with the most significant recent papers in this expanding area.

  • social Impact Assessment and ethical social research principles ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment part ii
    Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2013
    Co-Authors: J Baines, C. Nicholas Taylor, Frank Vanclay
    Abstract:

    This paper considers a range of ethical issues in social Impact Assessment (SIA) providing a commentary from a professional practice perspective. Drawing on its companion paper (Vanclay et al. 2013 Principles for ethical research involving humans: Ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment Part I. Impact Assess Proj Appraisal, 31(4):243–253), the 18 principles of ethical research are discussed as they pertain to SIA practice. While the ethical principles are highly relevant and align well with good practice SIA, there will be situations where the specific requirements suggested by the principles need to be carefully thought through by practitioners. Although making some general conclusions, the paper’s main purpose is to stimulate further debate about ethical issues within the Impact Assessment profession. Key recommendations that emerge for SIA practice include the need for SIA practitioners to use information sheets routinely, and to increase the use of signed consent forms. It is also recommend...

  • a framework for combining social Impact Assessment and risk Assessment
    Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2013
    Co-Authors: Frank Vanclay, Ortwin Renn, Hossein Mahmoudi, Volker Hoffmann, Ezatollah Karami
    Abstract:

    Abstract An increasing focus on integrative approaches is one of the current trends in Impact Assessment. There is potential to combine Impact Assessment with various other forms of Assessment, such as risk Assessment, to make Impact Assessment and the management of social risks more effective. We identify the common features of social Impact Assessment (SIA) and social risk Assessment (SRA), and discuss the merits of a combined approach. A hybrid model combining SIA and SRA to form a new approach called, ‘risk and social Impact Assessment’ (RSIA) is introduced. RSIA expands the capacity of SIA to evaluate and manage the social Impacts of risky projects such as nuclear energy as well as natural hazards and disasters such as droughts and floods. We outline the three stages of RSIA, namely: Impact identification, Impact Assessment, and Impact management.

  • Social Impact Assessment and ethical research principles: Ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment Part II
    Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2013
    Co-Authors: James T. Baines, C. Nicholas Taylor, Frank Vanclay
    Abstract:

    Drawing on various national statements on the ethical conduct of research, the codes of ethics of professional associations and international agencies, and ethical guidelines in social research methods textbooks, this paper identifies current principles for ethical research involving humans and discusses their implications for Impact Assessment practice generally and social Impact Assessment specifically. The identified ethical principles include: respect for participants, informed consent, specific permission required for audio or video recording, voluntary participation and no coercion, participant right to withdraw, full disclosure of funding sources, no harm to participants, avoidance of undue intrusion, no use of deception, the presumption and preservation of anonymity, participant right to check and modify a transcript, confidentiality of personal matters, data protection, enabling participation, ethical governance, provision of grievance procedures, appropriateness of research methodology, and full reporting of methods. Topics such as a conflict of interest, moral hazard and duty of care are also considered. Also discussed are Indigenous peoples? rights and their implications for ethical Impact Assessment processes.

C. Nicholas Taylor - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • social Impact Assessment and ethical social research principles ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment part ii
    Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2013
    Co-Authors: J Baines, C. Nicholas Taylor, Frank Vanclay
    Abstract:

    This paper considers a range of ethical issues in social Impact Assessment (SIA) providing a commentary from a professional practice perspective. Drawing on its companion paper (Vanclay et al. 2013 Principles for ethical research involving humans: Ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment Part I. Impact Assess Proj Appraisal, 31(4):243–253), the 18 principles of ethical research are discussed as they pertain to SIA practice. While the ethical principles are highly relevant and align well with good practice SIA, there will be situations where the specific requirements suggested by the principles need to be carefully thought through by practitioners. Although making some general conclusions, the paper’s main purpose is to stimulate further debate about ethical issues within the Impact Assessment profession. Key recommendations that emerge for SIA practice include the need for SIA practitioners to use information sheets routinely, and to increase the use of signed consent forms. It is also recommend...

  • Social Impact Assessment and ethical research principles: Ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment Part II
    Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2013
    Co-Authors: James T. Baines, C. Nicholas Taylor, Frank Vanclay
    Abstract:

    Drawing on various national statements on the ethical conduct of research, the codes of ethics of professional associations and international agencies, and ethical guidelines in social research methods textbooks, this paper identifies current principles for ethical research involving humans and discusses their implications for Impact Assessment practice generally and social Impact Assessment specifically. The identified ethical principles include: respect for participants, informed consent, specific permission required for audio or video recording, voluntary participation and no coercion, participant right to withdraw, full disclosure of funding sources, no harm to participants, avoidance of undue intrusion, no use of deception, the presumption and preservation of anonymity, participant right to check and modify a transcript, confidentiality of personal matters, data protection, enabling participation, ethical governance, provision of grievance procedures, appropriateness of research methodology, and full reporting of methods. Topics such as a conflict of interest, moral hazard and duty of care are also considered. Also discussed are Indigenous peoples? rights and their implications for ethical Impact Assessment processes.

J Baines - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • social Impact Assessment and ethical social research principles ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment part ii
    Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2013
    Co-Authors: J Baines, C. Nicholas Taylor, Frank Vanclay
    Abstract:

    This paper considers a range of ethical issues in social Impact Assessment (SIA) providing a commentary from a professional practice perspective. Drawing on its companion paper (Vanclay et al. 2013 Principles for ethical research involving humans: Ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment Part I. Impact Assess Proj Appraisal, 31(4):243–253), the 18 principles of ethical research are discussed as they pertain to SIA practice. While the ethical principles are highly relevant and align well with good practice SIA, there will be situations where the specific requirements suggested by the principles need to be carefully thought through by practitioners. Although making some general conclusions, the paper’s main purpose is to stimulate further debate about ethical issues within the Impact Assessment profession. Key recommendations that emerge for SIA practice include the need for SIA practitioners to use information sheets routinely, and to increase the use of signed consent forms. It is also recommend...

James T. Baines - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Social Impact Assessment and ethical research principles: Ethical professional practice in Impact Assessment Part II
    Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2013
    Co-Authors: James T. Baines, C. Nicholas Taylor, Frank Vanclay
    Abstract:

    Drawing on various national statements on the ethical conduct of research, the codes of ethics of professional associations and international agencies, and ethical guidelines in social research methods textbooks, this paper identifies current principles for ethical research involving humans and discusses their implications for Impact Assessment practice generally and social Impact Assessment specifically. The identified ethical principles include: respect for participants, informed consent, specific permission required for audio or video recording, voluntary participation and no coercion, participant right to withdraw, full disclosure of funding sources, no harm to participants, avoidance of undue intrusion, no use of deception, the presumption and preservation of anonymity, participant right to check and modify a transcript, confidentiality of personal matters, data protection, enabling participation, ethical governance, provision of grievance procedures, appropriateness of research methodology, and full reporting of methods. Topics such as a conflict of interest, moral hazard and duty of care are also considered. Also discussed are Indigenous peoples? rights and their implications for ethical Impact Assessment processes.

Rabel J Burdge - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • benefiting from the practice of social Impact Assessment
    Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2003
    Co-Authors: Rabel J Burdge
    Abstract:

    This paper summarizes the major benefits of doing social Impact Assessment both as a stand alone activity or integrated with environmental, health, and economic Assessments. Findings include the legislative basis for doing SIA, its knowledge base, how it is used, changes in the practice and the growing acceptance of SIA in the planning/decision process. In conclusion there is a summary of a few of the myths and misunderstandings that have limited the use of social Impact Assessment in the past.

  • why is social Impact Assessment the orphan of the Assessment process
    Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2002
    Co-Authors: Rabel J Burdge
    Abstract:

    Social Impact Assessment (SIA) has not been widely adopted as a component of the Assessment process for project or policy appraisal. This paper focuses on four issues: how we are labeling research on social Impacts; what historical events led to the separation of SIA from the environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process; whether the Guidelines and Principles for Social Impact Assessment helped focus the research and practice of SIA; and whether there is evidence that we are accumulating a body of knowledge labeled social Impact Assessment. To become institutionalized EIA-SIA must be a statutory requirement, otherwise agencies and consulting firms that do EIA will not include social Impacts. The requirement must extend to international bilateral aid, donor and lending agencies.