Social Impact Assessment

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Workshops, Short Courses and Introductions to
Social Impact Assessment

 

1.     2-3 Day Basic SIA Course. Provides an introduction to the field of SIA with the goal of helping participants understand the SIA process and apply it to their work setting. Participants work in groups of 4-6 persons on actual SIA case studies. Designed for persons with some social science background who might do SIA and/or want to know how the assessment helps in the decision process. The course is normally given at sponsors venue (click here to see the outline).

2.     1-Day Basic SIA Course. A condensation of the 2-3 day course using only one case study. Useful for persons familiar with the EIA process, but want/need to know how social impact assessment fits within the overall assessment process (click here to see the outline). This course is only given at sponsors venue to  sponsor selected participants.

3.     120 Minute Introduction to SIA. Power point presentation on what it is, why and when SIA is done, some history and methods, how data are gathered and what is meant by mitigation and monitoring. Designed for the busy professional, but helpful if participants have some acquaintance with environmental assessment (click here to see the outline). This orientation is given at sponsors venue.

4.     60 Minute Introduction to SIA. Lecture/presentation on what it is, why and when SIA is done, some history and methods, how data are gathered and what is meant by mitigation and monitoring. Designed for the busy professional and general academic audiences., but helpful if participants have some acquaintance with environmental assessment (click here to see the outline). This orientation is given at sponsors venue and suitable for a lecture/classroom setting.

5.   University SIA Course. Approximately 40 hours of contact to include classroom activity, lectures, a field trip and hands on experience doing an SIA on an actual project, plan or policy change. Offered as ESTU 418, through Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment, Department of Environmental Studies--Summer School  With successful completion comes five quarter credits. Requires being on campus June 21-24; June 27-July1 and July 5, from 1600-1745 and July 11, 18, & 26-29 from 1600-1745.  Participants  actually do an SIA on a real project or plan. To register for the course go to www.wwu.edu/summer/. To see the detailed course outline click here.  (Click on the link below to get information from Rabel).


Fees: For the  2 (two)  day training course my  fee is $US 3000 for up to 25 persons and I ask each participant to purchase the three 2004 SIA books listed below. The total retail cost for all three is $US 57.85 and if there are more than 10 participants the  discount cost for the books is $US 50, plus shipping to the venue. I use the exercises and activities in the three books to provide direction in actually doing an SIA.  Click on any of the titles to see the abstracts for all three. I charge $US 70 per hour when working at home preparing for workshops (generally about 10 hours of preparation time). I charge $US 600 per day for travel away from home, with one day of travel free. Per diem, travel, materials, time and technical assistance is billed at cost. I expect the host to provide the training venue, A-V equipment, refreshments and lunch both days and the cost of  copying handouts. Fees for the other shorter presentations are proportionately less.

1. Rabel J. Burdge. 2004. A COMMUNITY GUIDE TO SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 3rd Edition. Middleton, Wisconsin: Social Ecology Press, 192 pp, spiral bound. $18.95 ISBN: 0-941042-35-9.

 2. Rabel J. Burdge. 2004. THE CONCEPTS, PROCESS AND METHODS of SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: Rabel J. Burdge and Colleagues. Middleton, Wisconsin: Social Ecology Press, 320 pp. $19.95 ISBN: 0-941042-17-0.

 3. C. Nicholas Taylor, Hobson Bryan and Colin Goodrich. 2004. SOCIAL ASSESSMENT: THEORY, PROCESS AND TECHNIQUES, 3RD EDITION. Middleton, Wisconsin: Social Ecology Press, 220 pp. $18.95 ISBN: 0-941042-36-7.

 The above three books may be ordered directly from the Social Ecology Press go to: www.dog-eared.com/socialecologypress/

I would be pleased to provide participant evaluations of previous workshops and references as needed.

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