Social impact assessment

In this article social impact assessment is described and discussed. Social impact assessment is defined as “the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action which are related to individuals, organizations and social macro-systems”. The main characteristics of this...

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Published inEuropean journal of operational research Vol. 128; no. 2; pp. 311 - 321
Main Author Becker, Henk A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 16.01.2001
Elsevier
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
SeriesEuropean Journal of Operational Research
Subjects
Analysis of consequences
Ex ante evaluation
Forecasting
Impact assessment
Simulation
Social impact
Social impact assessment
Strategic learning
Strategic planning
Studies
Europe
Social impact assessment
Strategic learning
Ex ante evaluation
Simulation
Strategic planning
Analysis of consequences
Impact assessment
Forecasting
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Summary:In this article social impact assessment is described and discussed. Social impact assessment is defined as “the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action which are related to individuals, organizations and social macro-systems”. The main characteristics of this method are summarized. Methodology for this type of policy oriented social research is presented. Also the main types of social impact assessment projects are dealt with. Following this the most important problems encountered in this type of research are discussed and experiences are reported. Finally the perspectives of social impact assessment are explored.
ISSN:0377-2217
1872-6860
DOI:10.1016/S0377-2217(00)00074-6