Handbook of Social Impact Assessment and Management

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Handbook of Social Impact Assessment and Management

9781802208863 Edward Elgar Publishing
Edited by Frank Vanclay, Professor of Cultural Geography, Department of Cultural Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, the Netherlands and Ana Maria Esteves, Director, Community Insights Group, the Netherlands; Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
Publication Date:March 2024 ISBN:978 1 80220 886 3 Extent:c 608 pp
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这个精心构思手册提供了一个状态-of-the-art discussion of the field of social impact assessment (SIA), highlighting contemporary understandings and emerging issues in this continually evolving area of research and practice. Experienced SIA practitioners from around the world share their learnings and advice on a comprehensive range of issues faced in social performance practice.

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这个精心构思手册提供了一个状态-of-the-art discussion of the field of social impact assessment (SIA), highlighting contemporary understandings and emerging issues in this continually evolving area of research and practice.

Experienced SIA practitioners from around the world share their learnings and advice on a comprehensive range of issues faced in social performance practice. They explore how SIA has moved far beyond its original role as an ex-ante input into a regulatory environmental licensing process to now serving multiple stakeholders at all stages of the project lifecycle and seeking improved outcomes for host communities. The chapters also reveal how the field and practice of SIA connects with wider discourses, including: business and human rights; environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance; and social licence to operate.

Providing an extensive overview of the field of SIA, this incisive Handbook is essential reading for: SIA practitioners; researchers of environmental sociology, environmental psychology, human geography, community psychology, or applied anthropology; and other people with an interest in the social impacts of projects. The Handbook's exploration of how SIA might contribute to better outcomes for communities and projects will also benefit individuals and organizations who commission and review EIAs and SIAs, environmental, social and community NGOs, as well as members of project-affected communities.
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‘An indispensable, contemporary guide to the complex world of social impact assessment (SIA). The Handbook covers the establishment of the discipline, contemporary practice challenges, key concepts and emerging approaches in a rigorous, accessible way from experienced experts who draw on decades of field experience. It should be a go-to guide for all SIA practitioners, clients, commissioners, researchers, and all those who care about the social impacts of the major projects that shape our world.’
– Sara Bice, Australian National University, Australia

‘Bringing together the experience of more than 50 experts in all the key fields of social impact assessment, this book is sure to become a go-to-guide for both current and future social practitioners.’
– Liz Wall, Chair, Social Practice Forum, Australia

‘This book is a wonderful resource for any ESG or development practitioner. It provides both a comprehensive overview of SIA and a focused analysis of key issues. In particular, the editors have taken great care to differentiate by project type, stakeholder group, and project phase, helping to disentangle the complexity of SIA in practice. The book never loses sight of the core purpose of SIA: to appropriately assess and manage the social impacts of projects, thereby contributing to more sustainable and equitable outcomes. It is therefore an essential contribution to better project management and, hopefully, to the well-being of affected communities. The diverse representation of contributors makes this handbook a truly global reference.’
– Philipp Koenig, Head of Dispute Resolution Complaints Mechanism of the EIB Group
Contributors
Contributors include: Jessica Anagnostaras, Ilse Aucamp, Nick Bainton, Robert Boutilier, Tanya Burdett, John Burton, Benjamin Carroll, Munyaradzi Chitakira, Alex Cisneros Menchaca, Sheridan Coakes, José Corraliza Miranda, Jeroen de Zeeuw, Evelyn Dietsche, Michael R. Edelstein, Ana Maria Esteves, Robert Gerrits, Ginger Gibson, Piers Gillespie, Clotilde Gouley, Jessica Grinter, Philippe Hanna, We’es Tes Sandra Martin Harris, Dawn Hoogeveen, Satoshi Ishihara, Reidar Kvam, Esther Jean Langdon, Rachel Maas, Mike Mackay, Anna Martini, Alexandra Maurtua, Konstantinidis, Alistair MacDonald, Lara Katharine Mottee, Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh, Vera Ogorodnikova, Ana Roque de Oliveira, Richard Parsons, Christopher Polglase, Angela Reeman, Nigel Rossouw, Marielle Rowan, Somia Sadiq, Kendyl Salcito, Janis Shandro, Doug Smith, Eddie Smyth, C. Nicholas Taylor, Francesco Tricoli, Liza van der Merwe, Frank Vanclay, Fitsum S. Weldegiorgis
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