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Social impact assessment

European Journal of Operational Research, 2001
Abstract In this article social impact assessment is described and discussed. Social impact assessment is defined as “the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action which are related to individuals, organizations and social macro-systems”. The main characteristics of this method are summarized. Methodology for this
Henk A Becker
exaly   +2 more sources

The Social Impact of Asthma

Family Practice, 1991
While much research has examined the aetiology and treatment of asthma, little work has been done on its social impact. Yet asthma, like any disease, has a social as well as a medical dimension and it is increasingly being recognized that these two dimensions are interlinked. This paper describes a study into the social and personal impact of asthma on
A, Nocon, T, Booth
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Social Impacts and Their Contracts

2021
Abstract Public services and activities delegated to non-profit actors are increasingly subject to evaluation. This practice is not new. Seminal papers document the emergence of such practices in Anglo-Saxon countries in the 1920s. Methods are now converging on measuring the (social) impact, which often involve broadening the spectrum
Jany-Catrice, Florence, Studer, Marion
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The social impact of haemophilia

Journal of Biosocial Science, 1970
SummaryHaemophilia, one of the oldest known genetic disorders, imposes varying degrees of disability on those affected. A survey of 137 haemophiliacs, seventy-eight adults and fifty-nine children, in the north of England was conducted to discover the extent of social, educational and employment problems created by the disease, while investigation of ...
R A, Boon, D F, Roberts
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SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Impact Assessment, 1984
(1984). SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT. Impact Assessment: Vol. 3, Social Impact Assessment, pp. 3-3.
F. Larry Leistritz, Steven H. Murdock
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Cumulative Social Impacts

2011
This chapter provides guidance for practitioners on assessment and management strategies to enhance positive, and avoid and mitigate adverse, cumulative social impacts. We define cumulative impacts as the successive, incremental and combined impacts of one or more activities on society, the economy or the environment (Moran et al., 2007; Brereton et al.
Franks, Daniel M.   +2 more
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Social Impact

2019
In its broad definition, social impact aims at measuring the consequences of a human activity in the context in which it is designed, developed, and implemented. The origin of the concept may be dated back to the end of the 1960s, when some agencies and organizations started to analyze the consequences that large scale interventions, like main ...
Antonucci, Gianluca, Venditti, Michelina
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