ISBN:
9781857283464
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (425 p)
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
Paralleltitel:
Print version Social Impact Assessment : Method And Experience In Europe, North America And The Developing World
DDC:
303.49
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
This book is intended for introductory courses in SIA within sociology, social policy, human geography and political science at postgraduate level. Specialist postgraduate and professional courses in policy- orientated social research and in social and general impact assessment
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Preface; 1. The quest for least-regret strategies; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A case of SIA; 1.3 A profile of SIA; 1.4 Towards a conceptual model of SIA; 1.5 Towards a typology of SIA; 1.6 Outline of the book; 2. The historical context of SIA; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Industrialization and confrontation: 1800-1945; 2.3 Restructuring the international order: 1946-1965; 2.4 Cultural protest and economic crisis: 1966-1985; 2.5 Towards sustainability: 1986 and beyond; 2.6 Summary; 3. Methods for the preliminary phase in SIA
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
3.1 Introduction3.2 Problem analysis and communications strategy; 3.2.1 Analysis of the problem; 3.2.2 Design of a communication strategy; 3.2.3 Preliminary definition of the research problem; 3.2.4 Iteration and reporting; 3.3 Systems analysis; 3.3.1 Identification of the system; 3.3.2 Design of the conceptual model; 3.3.3 Iteration and reporting; 3.4 Baseline analysis; 3.4.1 Formulation of research questions for the baseline analysis; 3.4.2 Time perspective; 3.4.3 Design of the theoretical model; 3.4.4 Data gathering; 3.4.5 Data analysis, explanation and interpretation
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
3.4.6 Iteration and reporting3.5 Trend analysis and monitoring; 3.5.1 Identification of trends; 3.5.2 Design of monitoring; 3.5.3 Data gathering; 3.5.4 Analysis, explanation and interpretation; 3.5.5 Iteration, pitfalls and reporting; 3.6 Project design; 3.6.1 Formulation of the research questions; 3.6.2 Design of the main phase of the SIA study; 3.6.3 Formation of the project team; 3.6.4 Planning the main phase of the SIA study; 3.6.5 Iteration and reporting; 4. Methods for the Main Phase in SIA; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Scenario design; 4.2.1 Choice of types of scenarios; 4.2.2 Design of model
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
4.2.3 Designing the scenarios4.2.4 Designing critical incidents; 4.2.5 Iteration and reporting; 4.3 Design of strategies; 4.3.1 Evaluation of current strategies; 4.3.2 Design of an integrated set of strategies; 4.3.3 Iteration and reporting; 4.4 Assessment of impacts; 4.4.1 Scenario-to-strategy simulation; 4.4.2 Additional simulations; 4.4.3 Iteration and reporting; 4.5 Ranking strategies; 4.5.1 Choice of type of ranking; 4.5.2 Ranking process; 4.5.3 Iteration and reporting; 4.6 Mitigation of negative impacts; 4.6.1 Redesigning of strategies and reassessment of impacts
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
4.6.2 Revision of ranking of strategies4.6.3 Iteration and reporting; 4.7 Reporting; 4.7.1 Decision about types of reporting; 4.7.2 Executive summary; 4.7.3 Full report; 4.7.4 Background papers; 4.7.5 Press release; 4.7.6 Workshops; 4.8 Auditing and ex-post evaluation; 4.8.1 Auditing; 4.8.2 Ex-post evaluation of the SIA study; 5. Types of SIA; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Towards a typology of IA; 5.3 Micro-level SIA; 5.4 Meso-level SIA; 5.5 Macro-level SIA; 5.6 SIA in integrated impact assessment studies; 5.7 Summary; 6. Major problems of SIA; 6.1 Introduction
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
6.2 Determining the size of a SIA study
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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