Social Impact Assessment Methods

by Finsterbusch, Kurt; Llewellyn, Lynn G.; Wolf, C. P.

• ISBN13: 9780803921429
• ISBN10: 080392142X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1984-02-01
• Publisher: Sage Pubns

Summary

Social impact assessment was a by-product of the 1969 Natural Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which mandated an assessment of the human costs of development projects. This volume embodies an attempt to go beyond previous works on methodology, and to inventory systematically a broad spectrum of methods with proven utility. Four major sections deal with frameworks and methodological approaches, primary data collection methods, secondary data collection methods, and special methodologies.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Frameworks And Methodological Approaches

Social Impact Assessment

A Methodological Overview

A Review of Selected Methods

An Integrated Methodology for Large-Scale Development Projects

Primary Data Collection Methods

Survey Research

Ethnography

Secondary Data Collection Methods

Historical Documents

Demographic Change Assessment

Social Indicators Research

Special Methodologies

Computerized Socioeconomic Assessment Models

Community Needs Assessment and Techniques

Psychosocial Assessment

Causes and Correctives for Errors of Judgment

Visual Quality and Visual Impact Assessment

Evaluation Methods

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