Social Impact Assessment includes the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social conse- quences, both positive and negative, of planned inter- ventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those interven- tions.
The International Principles for Social Impact Assessment defines SIA as being “the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those
There are eight leading principles that govern the entire EIA process, namely participation, transparency, security, accountability, credibility, cost efficiency, flexibility and practicality.