Assessing the performance of SIA in the EIA context: A case study of South Africa

Pisani, J.A. du; Sandham, L.A.

doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2006.07.002

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“…Thus, there is a need for EIA assessments approaches to be adapted in small island country application to allow wider sustainable development objectives to be considered in strategic policy and the existing and future health status of the population. In small island contexts, other categories of impact assessment, namely, Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA) are not usual well integrated and conducted in the impact assessment processes, as pointed out by du Pisani and Sandham (2006). Social impacts are the consequences to a population of any project that alter how people live, work, play, relate to one another and organise to meet their needs.…”

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Environmental and sustainability impact assessment in small islands: the case of Azores and Madeira

Ramos

Caeiro²,

Douglas

et al. 2009

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This paper compares Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practices and effectiveness in the Portuguese islands of the Azores and Madeira. This was accomplished by qualitative appraisal and evaluation of the contents of EIA statements and the characterisation of the EIA practices. Data was collected from the islands' regional environmental agencies and from the Environmental Portuguese Agency internet database. The findings reveal that most EIA project practitioners and consultants in the islands are associated with the regional government agencies. Proposals were generally approved with 'conditions' and the diversity of project types were lower in the islands than in the mainland. There was limited follow-up on the EIA process so that evaluation of conditions compliance was scanty. Key areas identified for consideration in the development of good impact assessment practice in the islands included, the Islands' unique geographical and ecological characteristics, scale effects, intra-insular regional dimension, impact significance evaluation approaches, and training, education and development skills in EIA processes.

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Environmental and sustainability impact assessment in small islands: the case of Azores and Madeira

Ramos

Caeiro²,

Douglas

et al. 2009

IJETM

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“…First, it requires that meaningful SIA be undertaken to analyse how people might be affected by a project (Pisani and Sandham 2006). Second, it requires that there should be effective stakeholder engagement processes to ensure the adequate involvement of potentially impacted people in project development (Pisani and Sandham 2006). This paper focuses primarily on the first of these two issues (SIA), with stakeholder engagement to be addressed in a forthcoming paper.…”

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“…Its key weakness is the subordination of social issues with respect to environmental ones. Such an approach is conceptually flawed (Pisani and Sandham 2006) and could lead to key social issues being easily missed or under-addressed in the assessment process (Vanclay 2012;Vanclay et al 2015). However, no matter how detailed the written requirements may or may not be, and no matter how consistent or inconsistent they are, arguably more important is the way they are implemented in practice, which we consider by examining a specific coal mining project in Russia.…”

Section: Social Impact Assessment Civil Society and Democracymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For this, principle to be effectively implemented requires at least two things. First, it requires that meaningful SIA be undertaken to analyse how people might be affected by a project (Pisani and Sandham 2006). Second, it requires that there should be effective stakeholder engagement processes to ensure the adequate involvement of potentially impacted people in project development (Pisani and Sandham 2006).…”

Section: Social Impact Assessment Civil Society and Democracymentioning

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Social impact assessment in the Russian Federation: does it meet the key values of democracy and civil society?

Gulakov

Vanclay

2018

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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Contemporary social impact assessment (SIA) is rooted in the concepts of civil society and democracy. We analyse whether SIA as practiced in the Russian Federation as part of environmental impact assessment (EIA) is consistent with the key values of civil society and democracy. We consider whether the Russian EIA requirements enable preparation of meaningful assessments that effectively contribute to the decision-making processes that affect people's lives. We review the Rsussian EIA legislation and its requirements for SIA and social baseline, and consider the EIA/SIA practice undertaken in response to these requirements. We specifically analyse the Karmen coal mining project in South Yakutia. We compare the EIA documents completed according to national requirements against the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) documents prepared to be consistent with international standards, as defined by the International Finance Corporation Performance Standards. We conclude that the national requirements for SIA in Russia and the way they are implemented do not encourage the development of meaningful SIAs that comply with the key concepts and social values of SIA, civil society and democracy.ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…These social and cultural factors are acknowledged to be critical for the success of development projects in infrastructure, public policy, and so on (du Pisani and Sandham 2006;Torriti 2011). But despite calling attention to the importance of territorial, socioeconomic, legal, cultural and public health issues, analysis in EIA does not normally go into sufficient depth to tackle adequately the complexity of the issues involved (Albergaria and Fidelis 2006;Canelas et al, 2005), or only serves to fulfil the legal formalities for the approval and implementation of the project (Esteves et al, 2012).…”

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Four conceptual issues to consider in integrating social and environmental factors in risk and impact assessments

Gómez

2016

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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In the last twenty years, both the increase in academic production and the expansion of professional involvement in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Social Impact Assessment (SIA) have evidenced growing scientific and business interest in risk and impact analysis. However, this growth has not brought with it parallel progress in addressing the main shortcomings of EIA/SIA, i.e. insufficient integration of environmental and social factors into development project analyses and, in cases where the social aspects are considered, technical-methodological failings in their analysis and assessment. It is clear that these weaknesses carry with them substantial threats to the sustainability (social, environmental and economic) of projects which impact on the environment, and consequently to the local contexts where they are carried out and to the delicate balance of the global ecosystem. This paper argues that, in a sociological context of complexity and dynamism, four conceptual elements should underpin approaches to socio-environmental risk and impact assessment in development projects: a theoretical base in actor-network theory; an ethical grounding in values which are internationally recognized (though not always fulfilled in practice); a (new) epistemological-scientific base; and a methodological foundation in social participation.

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Assessing the performance of SIA in the EIA context: A case study of South Africa

Cited by 45 publications

References 27 publications

Environmental and sustainability impact assessment in small islands: the case of Azores and Madeira

Environmental and sustainability impact assessment in small islands: the case of Azores and Madeira

Social impact assessment in the Russian Federation: does it meet the key values of democracy and civil society?

Four conceptual issues to consider in integrating social and environmental factors in risk and impact assessments

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