He was convenor of the international association for impact assessment s task force to develop international principles for social impact assessment. Frank vanclay is currently a principal research fellow with the tasmanian institute of agricultural research at the university of tasmanian in australia. Conceptual and methodological advances edited by frank vanclay and ana maria esteves. We address the current issues relevant to the business of managing the social impacts of planned interventions. Developments in social impact assessment edited by frank.
It advances the theory and practice of sia, and argues that a dramatic shift is required in the way socioeconomic studies and community. Evaluating environmental and social impact assessment is a valuable reference book for practitioners and researchers in environmental and social impact assessment. Sia has transformed from a regulatory tool to being the process of managing a. Social impact assessment sia is a field of research and practice that. A framework for combining social impact assessment and risk assessment. 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. A specialist on social impact assessment, he has worked for the world bank and was a consultant to the world commission on dams. In european union circles, sia is assessing the extent to which a. Interorganizational committee on principles and guidelines for social impact assessment 2003, principles and guidelines for social impact assessment in the usa 9. Frank vanclay faculty of spatial sciences, department of cultural geography, university of groningen, groningen, the netherlands. This document provides general guidance for conducting a social impact assessment sia and for preparing a sia report. Prof frank vanclay publications rijksuniversiteit groningen. Like eia, sia originally operated largely as a regulatory tool, although only few.
Frank vanclay is professor and head of the department of cultural geography in the faculty of. Guidance for the design of qualitative case study evaluation. Sociallytolerated practices in environmental and social. Global principles for social impact assessment frank vanclay, 2015 the infrastructure interventions generate opportunities for communities such as increase access to many facilities. With formal training in statistics and social research methods from the university of queensland, australia, franks early career was in quantitative social research and social statistics. Recent increased attention to social considerations has led to substantial development in the techniques useful to, and the thinking in, sia. However this intervention also creates the negative impact to communities. Ana maria estevesa, daniel franksb and frank vanclayc.
Dec 29, 2011 edited by frank vanclay and ana maria esteves this important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of social impact assessment sia. This intermediate course provides a current overview of leading industry practice related to social impact assessment and management, and social performance that is consistent with iaias international principles for sia. Beginning in the early 1970s, a formalized set of practices and procedures called social impact assessment sia emerged to document andor predict. Frank vanclay 2006, principles for social impact assessment. The social sciences have long been interested in the impacts to social and economic systems wrought by large industrial, landuse, and environmental changes. Frank is especially noted for his role in developing the 2003 international. Guidance document on social impact assessment published on march 31, 2015 march 31, 2015 88 likes comments. This document was prepared for iaia by frank vanclay, to whom feedback should be provided. Dec 29, 2011 conceptual and methodological advances edited by frank vanclay and ana maria esteves this important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of social impact assessment sia. Nicholas taylor2 purpose of the paper the purpose of this paper is to identify those parts of the world where social impact assessment is required and what organizations, institutions and laws there are in place to carry out and enforce sia practice. Pdf social impact assessment sia is the process of identifying and managing the social impacts of industrial projects. It has been prepared by the interamerican development bank idb, to provide guidance to practitioners and decisionmakers.
Frank vanclay tasmanian institute of agricultural research, university of tasmania, australia. Using social impact assessment to strengthen community resilience in sustainable rural development in mountain areas angelo jonas imperiale and frank vanclay corresponding author. Vanclay 2006 principles for social impact assessment. International principles for social impact assessment frank vanclay the international principles for social impact assessment is a statement of the core values of the sia community together with a set of principles to guide sia practice and the consideration of the social in environmental impact assessment. Conceptualising social impacts, environmental impact. Social impact assessment sia is the process of assessing and managing the impacts of a project, plan, program or policy on people vanclay, 1999a. Burdge and frank vanclay2 social impact assessment can. Reflections on social impact assessment in the 21st century. Frank specialises in the areas of social impact assessment, social understandings of place, and social aspects of. Although sia is usually applied to planned interventions, the same techniques can be used to evaluate the social impact of unplanned events, for example disasters, demographic change and epidemics. The international handbook of social impact assessment. Reflections on social impact assessment in the 21st. Published by the international association for impact assessment, this 100odd page document will become the definitive statement on best practice in social impact assessment. The authors have developed and tested a new framework to evaluate environmental impact assessment eia systems that may be adopted by most developing countries with eia experience.
This important handbook presents an indispensable overview of the range of new methods and of the conceptual advances in social impact assessment sia. Professor frank vanclay and daniel franks have published the outcomes of their research on social impact management plans simps as a journal article. Sia seeks to increase understanding of and responses to change. Social impact assessment sia is an overarching term for concepts. Member of the editorial boards of the following journals current or recent only. So we need to properly identify the gap of cost and benefits within nearby communities. By applying the approach presented in this note, it is. Prof frank vanclay special guest contributor professor and head of the department of cultural geography in the faculty of spatial sciences, university of groningen, the netherlands.
This important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of social impact assessment sia. Social impact assessment 6 executive summary this note provides an overview of good practice standards in social impact assessment sia. Over time and as a result of the type of social research he was undertaking social impact assessment, social understandings of place, and social aspects of. May 01, 2002 conceptualising social impacts conceptualising social impacts vanclay, frank 20020501 00. December 2019 prof frank vanclay university of groningen. May 7, 2014 developments in social impact assessment edited by frank vanclay april 2014. Building on its predecessor, the international handbook of social impact assessment, this important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of social impact assessment sia. This article explores what is good practice in social impact assessment sia. When and where is social impact assessment required. Pdf a framework for combining social impact assessment. University of groningen using social impact assessment to.
Social impact assessment sia has traditionally been practiced as a. University of groningen the social framework for projects. International principles for social impact assessment. Guidance for assessing and managing the social impacts of projects frank vanclay and ilse aucamp academia. International principles for social impact assessment frank vanclay the international principles for social impact assessment is a statement of the core values of the sia community together with a set of principles to guide sia practice and the consideration of the social in environmental impact assessment generally. Has been translated into french, portuguese and spanish. Rabel burdge, frank vanclay 59 social impact assessment. We assess how the reciprocal relationships between. Burdge and frank vanclay2 social impact assessment can be defined as the process of. University of groningen social impact assessment vanclay, francis. Conceptual and methodological advances by frank vanclay. Frank vanclay is now professor of cultural geography, department of.
A contribution to the state of the art s eries rabel j. Rather than the conventional statement of social impacts somewhat akin to an environmental impact statement, a more appropriate document to be produced is a. Mottee, jos arts, frank vanclay, fiona miller, richard howitt corresponding author for this work. A conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of big projects. He is also the academic convenor of professional training courses on land acquisition, resettle ment and social sustainability, which are held under the auspices of the summerwinter school programme. Determining significance in social impact assessments sia by. New directions in social impact assessment by vanclay. Using social impact assessment to consider the social impacts of landscape change prof frank vanclay department of cultural geography faculty of spatial sciences. There is consensus on what good sia practice is it is participatory.
For those of you who will be at iaia15 in florence, there will be an. A critical comparison between the international and us documents part iii ethics and values 10. Pdf on mar 1, 2003, frank vanclay and others published international principles for social impact assessment. International association for impact assessments guid ance document on social impact assessment vanclay et al. It has been prepared by the interamerican development bank idb, to provide guidance to practitioners and decision. Social development needs analysis as a tool for sia to guide. The international principles for social impact assessment is a statement of the core values of the sia community together with a set of principles to guide sia practice and the consideration of the social in environmental impact assessment generally. He has published numerous articles on social impact assessment and is coeditor of the international handbook of social impact assessment edward elgar, 2003.
Pdf social impact assessment frank vanclay academia. Feb 12, 2012 new directions in social impact assessment by frank vanclay, 9781849801171, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. University of groningen social impact assessment vanclay. A contribution to the state of the art series rabel j. Sia addresses social issues in development through participatory processes that support affected peoples, and companies. Social impact assessment sia is the process of analyzing and managing the intended and unintended consequences on the human environment of planned interventions policies, programs, plans, projects so as to bring about a more sustainable and equitable biophysical and human environment. Normative guidelines for addressing projectinduced displacement and resettlement have been successful in coercing companies and practitioners to comply with international standards and local requirements. Guest editor of a series on the state of the art of impact assessment, impact assessment, 19931996. Social impact assessment sia is now conceived as being the process of managing the social issues of development. Social impact assessment the integrated assessment. Frank vanclay is professor and head of the department of cultural geography at the university of groningen in the netherlands. It is applicable for projects where the environmental and social management system esms screening has identified a need to assess social risk and impact issues. However, good practice has not always been effectively implemented, leading to reduced social wellbeing of people in local communities. Social impact assessment interamerican development bank.
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