The 32nd annual conference of the International Association For Impact Assessement, Energy Future: The Role of Impact Assessment will take place in Porto, Portugal from 27 May - 1 June 2012.Preliminary program is downloadable on http://www.iaia.org/iaia12/

Papers are invited for this congress session that report cutting-edge work focusing on the social, economic, environmental and political changes occurring in regions impacted by mining and the associated challenges for rural development and policy. A broad range of papers is invited from diverse countries and different theoretical perspectives.