Week 6 - People

3.6. The phases of SIA

The phases and tasks of SIA

The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) (one of the leading associations within the SIA field) has categorised the phases and tasks within SIA as follows:

Phase 1: Understand the issues

Phase 2: Predict, analyse and assess the likely impact pathways

Phase 3: Develop and implement strategies

Phase 4: Design and implement monitoring programs

Source: Vanclay, F. et al. (2015). Social Impact Assessment: Guidance for assessing and managing the social impacts of projects.