Social impact assessments of large dams throughout the world: lessons learned over two decades
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Lessons on social impact assessment methods from large dam projects; the object is regulatory assessment practice rather than scholarly research practice, but the methodological framing puts it near the boundary.
The work draws cross-case lessons about social impact assessment methods, monitoring, alternatives, and ethical practice.
Lessons on social impact assessment of large dams; project impact methods, not study of research itself.
Abstract
Abstract The dams reviewed in this paper — Three Gorges in China, Ilisu in Turkey and Urra in Colombia — are controversial and the assessment of their social impacts represents a challenge. This paper emphasizes the complexity of the institutional setting and social impacts of these projects as well as the specific problems raised by their assessment, which result from the magnitude, intensity and visibility of these impacts. The paper draws lessons from these projects on SIA methods, impact perception, the analysis of project alternatives, the design of mitigation and compensation measures, social monitoring and follow-up, as well as ethical boundaries. Keywords: damshydroelectric projectsenvironmentalimpact assessmentresettlement issueshuman impactssocial impacts
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- Venue
- Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
- Topic
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Field
- Social Sciences
- Canadian institutions
- Canadiana.orgBell (Canada)
- Funders
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- Keywords
- Social impact assessmentChinaThree gorgesVisibilitySocial impactEnvironmental planningImpact assessmentPerceptionCompensation (psychology)Environmental resource managementEnvironmental impact assessmentPolitical scienceGeographyEnvironmental scienceSociologyPsychologyPublic administrationEngineeringLaw
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