Social Impact Assessment

• • Introduction to SIA
  • Theory, methodology and practice of SIA
  • Case studies of SIA including: mining and resource development
  • Infrastructure
  • Native title
  • Negotiation
  • Participation
  • Ethics
  • Conflict
  • Post-disaster recovery
  • Climate change adaptation
  • Forced resettlement

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-GEOX802-Social Impact Assessment and Cross-Cultural Negotiation

Others

Admission to MPASR (OUA) or GradDipPASR (OUA)

Special requirements

• OtherDetails -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA subjects offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in subjects through OUA will be withdrawn.

This subject was previously known as GEOX802 Social Impact Assessment and Cross-Cultural Negotiation.

Social impact assessment is a key tool in managing development in multicultural environments where stakeholders have different views of the world. Using case studies of resource projects, major infrastructure developments, native title, post-disaster recovery and climate change adaptation this subject develops conceptual, methodological and practical skills relevant to government, community and private sectors. Students will examine several major social impact studies and native title negotiations.

• Participation (20%%)
• Issues Paper (20%%)
• Tutorial Paper (25%%)
• Research Essay (35%%)