Social Development Needs Analysis as a tool for SIA to guide corporate-community investment: Applications in the minerals industry

By A. Esteves, F. Vanclay. 2009

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Abstract Mining companies are faced with growing societal demands that a sufficient portion of the benefits from mining should flow to local communities to ensure they are adequately compensated for the negative social impacts they experience. This paper considers how a more equitable benefit distribution system can be achieved through voluntary initiatives, recognising companies as potential agents for social development through the provision of improved services and infrastructure, capacity-building, employment and local economic development initiatives. Social Development Needs Analysis is introduced as an enhancement to participatory Social Impact Assessment methods to give practical guidance to site managers in evaluating community investment alternatives. Social Development Needs Analysis aims to identify the priority social issues that need to be addressed in order for a company to contribute to a net positive impact in the community while building assets for the business.

Subfields: Building and Construction, Environmental Chemistry, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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In Building and Construction

1. F. Vanclay
2. E. Smyth
3. D. Kemp
4. D. Franks
5. A. Esteves
6. Paula Prenzel
7. Philippe Hanna

In Environmental Chemistry

1. F. Vanclay
2. E. Smyth

In Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

1. F. Vanclay
2. E. Smyth
3. D. Kemp
4. D. Franks
5. A. Esteves
6. Paula Prenzel

Citations in the corpus

• Social impact assessment: the state of the art (2012, background): “Esteves and Vanclay (2009) developed a social development needs analysis (SDNA) tool to assist managers to evaluate community development alternatives.”
• Project-induced displacement and resettlement: from impoverishment risks to an opportunity for development? (2017, background): “The project developer must ensure that (Esteves & Vanclay 2009; Vanclay et al. 2015): the project is economically, environmentally and socially sound; alternatives to avoid resettlement have been considered; the affected community is treated with respect; there is a fair and transparent process…”
• The Social Framework for Projects: a conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of projects (2017, methodology): “The Social Framework is consistent with current understandings in the field of SIA (Vanclay 2002, 2003, 2012; Esteves & Vanclay 2009; Esteves et al. 2012; Vanclay et al. 2015; Mathur 2016) and can be seen as an overarching framework for SIA.”
• Human rights and impact assessment: clarifying the connections in practice (2013, background): “The challenges associated with embedding knowledge from impact assessment into organisational realities are well recognised (Esteves & Vanclay 2009; Kemp 2011).”