SIA in review: setting the agenda for impact assessment in the 21st century

摘要: This article reviews the literature and practice of social impact assessment (SIA) to address some perennial questions faced by all fields assessment. What scope is there extend beyond individual projects? How might different branches fit together? relationship between scientific assessments public participation? It argues that relative marginalization SIA has limited effectiveness influence aspects However, this cannot be blamed entirely on technocratic world views political agendas project proponents, governments agencies. The strength undermined also a failure resolve fundamental theoretical contradictions concerning objects methods assessment, in particular, contested role prediction SIA. While closure these issues may not possible, acknowledgement clarification them does suggest positive routes forward ...