Abstract
This can be in the form of opportunities for social and community development, improved health and wellbeing, improved biodiversity, restored ecosystems and landscape character, and protected and respected cultural heritage. This first ever special issue on enhancement advocates that all forms of IA should consider opportunities for enhancement. Specific reference is made to strategic environmental assessment (SEA), environmental impact assessment (EIA), social impact assessment (SIA) and health impact assessment (HIA). The paper presents views from IA practitioners regarding perceptions of the
barriers to greater use of enhancement in IA and suggestions for possible solutions to those barriers. Investment in enhancement initiatives contributes to sustainable development and resilience, and is consistent with corporate social responsibility obligations of proponents.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 170-180 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2011 |
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Keywords
- enhancement
- mitigation
- resilience
- social outcomes
- positive impacts
- offsets
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Emphasising enhancement in all forms of impact assessment : introduction to a special issue. / Joao, Elsa; Vanclay, Frank; den Broeder, Lea.
In: Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, Vol. 29, No. 3, 09.2011, p. 170-180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Emphasising enhancement in all forms of impact assessment
T2 - Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
AU - Joao, Elsa
AU - Vanclay, Frank
AU - den Broeder, Lea
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - In the context of impact assessment (IA), ‘enhancement’ refers to deliberate attempts taken in the design and subsequent phases of projects, programmes, plans and policies to ensure the success of a wider range of direct and indirect positive outcomes to communities and/or the biophysical environment.This can be in the form of opportunities for social and community development, improved health and wellbeing, improved biodiversity, restored ecosystems and landscape character, and protected and respected cultural heritage. This first ever special issue on enhancement advocates that all forms of IA should consider opportunities for enhancement. Specific reference is made to strategic environmental assessment (SEA), environmental impact assessment (EIA), social impact assessment (SIA) and health impact assessment (HIA). The paper presents views from IA practitioners regarding perceptions of thebarriers to greater use of enhancement in IA and suggestions for possible solutions to those barriers. Investment in enhancement initiatives contributes to sustainable development and resilience, and is consistent with corporate social responsibility obligations of proponents.
AB - In the context of impact assessment (IA), ‘enhancement’ refers to deliberate attempts taken in the design and subsequent phases of projects, programmes, plans and policies to ensure the success of a wider range of direct and indirect positive outcomes to communities and/or the biophysical environment.This can be in the form of opportunities for social and community development, improved health and wellbeing, improved biodiversity, restored ecosystems and landscape character, and protected and respected cultural heritage. This first ever special issue on enhancement advocates that all forms of IA should consider opportunities for enhancement. Specific reference is made to strategic environmental assessment (SEA), environmental impact assessment (EIA), social impact assessment (SIA) and health impact assessment (HIA). The paper presents views from IA practitioners regarding perceptions of thebarriers to greater use of enhancement in IA and suggestions for possible solutions to those barriers. Investment in enhancement initiatives contributes to sustainable development and resilience, and is consistent with corporate social responsibility obligations of proponents.
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KW - mitigation
KW - resilience
KW - social outcomes
KW - positive impacts
KW - offsets
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VL - 29
SP - 170
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JO - Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
JF - Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
SN - 1461-5517
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