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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"social impact assessment"”.
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Social impact assessment monitoring the Huntly monitoring project in retrospect
The emerging field of Social Impact Assessment Monitoring is critically examined through a review of the Huntly Monitoring Project (HMP). A summary of the HMP, which is both reflexive and critical, identifies practical issues and criticisms arising from that research experience, as well as …
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Social impact assessment of changing the water level in the Olushandja Dam
… level at which the dam is currently managed. The impact of the SIA will therefore be in terms of management rather than construction.
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Social impact assessment of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam in northern Namibia
… provided to optimise the surety of supply. The impact of upgrading the dam will be in terms of management, rather than construction or development, as the construction related to the upgrading will be minor. A sound management strategy is required to maximise the benefits of an assured water …
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Social impact assessment in a developing context : a case study of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam, northern Namibia
… on the dam as a valuable source of water. A impact analysis has been commissioned to examine the potential social effects of the upgrading scheme and identify ways of mitigating negative impacts, and enhancing opportunities for the surrounding communities. The social assessment forms a …
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Social Impact Assessment of the Natural Forest Protection Program on forest-dependent communities and households in Western China - Case studies in Gansu Province and Chongqing Municipality
Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is the process of analyzing, monitoring and managing the social effects of planned or implemented development interventions. The primary purpose of SIA is to bring about a sustainable and equitable biophysical and social environment. SIA is a prerequisite in FAO and …
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An exploratory approach to social impact assessment of public policy decisions: Multiple stakeholders perspectives on the social impact of overfishing in New England groundfisheries in the 1990s
… stakeholders' perspectives and understanding of social impacts influence decision processes. Understanding stakeholders' comprehension of social impacts provides insight as to how they weigh these impacts against others when making decisions. Moreover, the way stakeholders influence, or are …
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The SIA of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam
This report is the social impact assessment (SIA) of the upgrading of the Olushandja Dam in north west Namibia as commissioned by Department of Environmental Affairs, Namibia. The report is to serve as specialist study for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project.
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An Investigation Into Social Impact Practice in Social Enterprises
This study aims to investigate social impact practice in social enterprises in the UK. It explores the drivers and implementation of social impact, how social impact is assessed, the barriers to social impact assessment. This study adopts a qualitative case study approach. Specifically, multiple …
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Impact Ecology: A Development and Application
Social impact assessment was initiated in response to legislation and regulations designed to protect the physical and social environment. Assessing the effects of proposed projects and policy actions is important because these events have great potential for generating unanticipated and massive …
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A social and economic impact assessment of the South African mineral and petroleum resources development act on the small-scale diamond mining sector
… West Provinces, provided the basis for this social impact assessment (SIA). The aim of these studies was to identfy the most serious issues faced by the SSM sector and to assess the likely socio-econiomic impacts of the Act.
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An assessment of the potential socio-economic impact of the future closure of DBNM's diamond mines in Namaqualand
… of the University of Cape Town to assess the social and economic impacts of future mine closure and to recommend measures to mitigate the negative impacts. The aim is to assist DBNM management in future planning. Baseline data were compiled in a separate document: NM2005: Impact Assessment: …
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Understanding the social impact of participation in Driven Game Shooting in the UK
… relating to driven game shooting (DGS) and its social impact. It looks at how involvement in DGS affects the people involved, using a recognised social impact assessment methodology with a theoretical underpinning of social capital theory. It considers the extent to which DGS creates social …
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The viability of perceptual analysis in predicting social impacts : a case study
While no one impact is identical to the next, the case of the University of Cape Town's purchase and take-over of two local flat complexes; Forest Hills and Liesbeek Gardens; represented a unique opportunity to compare two impacts analogous in all respects but time. Because one impact had already …
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Social impact measurement in hybrid social enterprises
The ethereal nature of social impact measurement makes it a very challenging but also fascinating area of research. The lack of agreement and coherence around what can and should be measured, not to mention how it should be measured, presents both a theoretical and practical quandary to hybrid …
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Mineworkers' quality of life in remote communities : a multiple case study in the Brazilian Amazon
… regarding sustainable development and corporate social responsibility, particularly in remote and environmentally sensitive areas. Mining community models and mineworkers’ accommodation strategies in remote locations have varied greatly, yet there has been little documented reflection on the …
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Third landscapes for flood-resilience: Rethinking scales of green infrastructure in neighborhoods in Khulna, Bangladesh
… in response to ongoing urban development and the impacts of climate change in Khulna, Bangladesh. Located in the southwest part of Bangladesh, Khulna City is threatened by the dual effects of rising sea levels and waterlogging during heavy rainfall. Additionally, an inadequate and not …
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Sustainability Assessment of Post-Mining Land Use Planning
… generated by the mine. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) functions in mining are somewhat of a risk reduction activity, even though the potential of halting projects is comparatively rare in situations where proposals are deemed to be of national interest and politically …
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Social impacts of climate change and occupational heat stress and adaptation strategies of mining workers in Ghana
… workers’ health, safety, productivity, and psychosocial well-being in occupational settings. In the hot and tropical regions of developing countries, long hours of physically demanding work, coupled with inadequate adaptation policies to climate change, increases the occurrence of heat-related …
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Analyzing cultural initiatives¿ effects on subjective wellbeing in urban areas. Capitals of Culture compared through textual analysis and Machine Learning.
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