Developments in social impact assessment edited by frank. 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. 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. Feb 12, 2012 new directions in social impact assessment by frank vanclay, 9781849801171, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Global principles for social impact assessment frank vanclay, 2015 the infrastructure interventions generate opportunities for communities such as increase access to many facilities. It has been prepared by the interamerican development bank idb, to provide guidance to practitioners and decision. Frank vanclay university of tasmania introduction the triple bottom line tbl is a concept that has received official imprimatur as a. We assess how the reciprocal relationships between. Social development needs analysis as a tool for sia to guide. 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. Reflections on social impact assessment in the 21st. Burdge and frank vanclay2 social impact assessment can. This article explores what is good practice in social impact assessment sia.
We address the current issues relevant to the business of managing the social impacts of planned interventions. Social impact assessment interamerican development bank. Social impact assessment sia is now conceived as being the process of managing the social issues of development. 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. Determining significance in social impact assessments sia by. The social sciences have long been interested in the impacts to social and economic systems wrought by large industrial, landuse, and environmental changes. Interorganizational committee on principles and guidelines for social impact assessment 2003, principles and guidelines for social impact assessment in the usa 9.
A framework for combining social impact assessment and risk 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. There is consensus on what good sia practice is it is participatory. University of groningen social impact assessment vanclay. Previously based in australia, frank is interested in social impact. Conceptualising social impacts, environmental impact. International principles for social impact assessment. 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. Member of the editorial boards of the following journals current or recent only. Frank vanclay 2006, principles for social impact assessment. May 01, 2002 conceptualising social impacts conceptualising social impacts vanclay, frank 20020501 00. 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. Guidance document on social impact assessment published on march 31, 2015 march 31, 2015 88 likes comments.
Frank specialises in the areas of social impact assessment, social understandings of place, and social aspects of. He has published numerous articles on social impact assessment and is coeditor of the international handbook of social impact assessment edward elgar, 2003. 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. 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. Mottee, jos arts, frank vanclay, fiona miller, richard howitt corresponding author for this work. December 2019 prof frank vanclay university of groningen. Social impact assessment 6 executive summary this note provides an overview of good practice standards in social impact assessment sia.
When and where is social impact assessment required. Published by the international association for impact assessment, this 100odd page document will become the definitive statement on best practice in social impact assessment. Guidance for the design of qualitative case study evaluation. 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. 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. The international handbook of social impact assessment. A specialist on social impact assessment, he has worked for the world bank and was a consultant to the world commission on dams. Conceptual and methodological advances by frank vanclay. Rabel burdge, frank vanclay 59 social impact assessment. Guest editor of a series on the state of the art of impact assessment, impact assessment, 19931996. Frank vanclay is currently a principal research fellow with the tasmanian institute of agricultural research at the university of tasmanian in australia. This important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of social impact assessment sia. Prof frank vanclay associate the netherlands frank.
Frank vanclay is now professor of cultural geography, department of. Using social impact assessment to consider the social impacts of landscape change prof frank vanclay department of cultural geography faculty of spatial sciences. Sia seeks to increase understanding of and responses to change. 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. Using social impact assessment to strengthen community resilience in sustainable rural development in mountain areas angelo jonas imperiale and frank vanclay corresponding author. Social impact assessment sia is a field of research and practice that. Pdf social impact assessment sia is the process of identifying and managing the social impacts of industrial projects. Normative guidelines for addressing projectinduced displacement and resettlement have been successful in coercing companies and practitioners to comply with international standards and local requirements. Rather than the conventional statement of social impacts somewhat akin to an environmental impact statement, a more appropriate document to be produced is a. 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. Human rights impact assessment of business activities.
May 7, 2014 developments in social impact assessment edited by frank vanclay april 2014. Like eia, sia originally operated largely as a regulatory tool, although only few. Sociallytolerated practices in environmental and social. Frank vanclay tasmanian institute of agricultural research, university of tasmania, australia. Evaluating environmental and social impact assessment is a valuable reference book for practitioners and researchers in environmental and 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. 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. Sia addresses social issues in development through participatory processes that support affected peoples, and companies. Ana maria estevesa, daniel franksb and frank vanclayc. New directions in social impact assessment by vanclay. Frank vanclay is professor and head of the department of cultural geography at the university of groningen in the netherlands. Prof frank vanclay publications rijksuniversiteit groningen. Social impact assessment sia has traditionally been practiced as a. University of groningen social impact assessment vanclay, francis.
Social impact assessment the integrated assessment. Reflections on social impact assessment in the 21st century. Sia has transformed from a regulatory tool to being the process of managing a. He was convenor of the international association for impact assessment s task force to develop international principles for social impact assessment. Conceptual and methodological advances edited by frank vanclay and ana maria esteves. Social impact assessment sia is an overarching term for concepts. Professor frank vanclay and daniel franks have published the outcomes of their research on social impact management plans simps as a journal article. However this intervention also creates the negative impact to communities. University of groningen using social impact assessment to. 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. However, good practice has not always been effectively implemented, leading to reduced social wellbeing of people in local communities. It has been prepared by the interamerican development bank idb, to provide guidance to practitioners and decisionmakers. Pdf a framework for combining social impact assessment.
Social impact assessment sia is the process of assessing and managing the impacts of a project, plan, program or policy on people vanclay, 1999a. 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. Frank vanclay is professor and head of the department of cultural geography in the faculty of. Beginning in the early 1970s, a formalized set of practices and procedures called social impact assessment sia emerged to document andor predict. Guidance for assessing and managing the social impacts of projects frank vanclay and ilse aucamp academia. Vanclay 2006 principles for social impact assessment. International association for impact assessments guid ance document on social impact assessment vanclay et al.
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 critical comparison between the international and us documents part iii ethics and values 10. Has been translated into french, portuguese and spanish. This important handbook presents an indispensable overview of the range of new methods and of the conceptual advances in social impact assessment sia. Burdge and frank vanclay2 social impact assessment can be defined as the process of. A contribution to the state of the art series rabel j. University of groningen the social framework for projects. An introduction to a collection of seminal research papers in frank vanclay ed. Pdf on mar 1, 2003, frank vanclay and others published international principles for social impact assessment. A conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of big projects. In european union circles, sia is assessing the extent to which a. Recent increased attention to social considerations has led to substantial development in the techniques useful to, and the thinking in, sia. For those of you who will be at iaia15 in florence, there will be an. It advances the theory and practice of sia, and argues that a dramatic shift is required in the way socioeconomic studies and community.