C. J. Barrow's accessible introduction to Social Impact Assessment (SIA)
examines the practical and theoretical approaches, methods, and techniques used
to uncover the social effects of change. Presenting a clear synthesis of
literature scattered across a range of sources, the book considers how SIA may
be successfully integrated with other fields of impact assessment, as well as
examining its relationship with planning and policy making. An evaluation is
made of the future challenges facing SIA, and the book also provides coverage of
SIA in practice within different social contexts. Each chapter contains an
extensive reference list to promote the reader's further enquiry, and a glossary
of terminology can