Assessing the Social Impact of Development Projects Experience in India and Other Asian Countries By: Hari Mohan Mathur Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783319191164, 3319191160 eText ISBN: 9783319191171, 3319191179 Copyright year: 2016 Format: PDF Available from $ 149.00 USD SKU 9783319191171 This book shows how social impact assessment (SIA), which emerged barely five decades ago, as a way to anticipate and manage potentially negative social impacts of building dams, power stations, urban infrastructure, highways, industries, mining and other development projects, is now widely in use as a planning tool, especially in developed countries. Although SIA has still not gained much acceptance among development planners in Asia, the situation is gradually changing. In India, SIA initially mandated as a policy guideline in 2007 is now a legal requirement. SIA in China has also recently become obligatory for certai Download ebook: https://ouo.io/2ti7bp
