Links
Social Science Research Centre, University of Canterbury
www.ssrc.canterbury.ac.nz
The Social Science Research Centre at the University of Canterbury
is a multi-disciplinary centre set up to facilitate a more
collaborative approach to social science research within the
University and the broader Canterbury region. It includes social
scientists from the University of Canterbury departments of
history, geography, gender studies, mass communications and
journalism, political science, social work, and sociology and
anthropology; as well as social scientists from Lincoln University
and the Christchurch School of Medicine, and those from the private
sector and the Ministry of Social Development.
New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment - (NZAIA)
www.nzaia.org.nz
Staff of Taylor Baines and Associates are active members of the New
Zealand Association for Impact Assessment (NZAIA). The organisation
brings together those involved in the fields of social and
environmental impact assessment. The organisation works to
facilitate networking and to improve practice. There is an annual
conference.
International Association for Impact Assessment - (IAIA)
www.iaia.org
NZAIA is an affiliate of the International Association for Impact
Assessment (IAIA). This organisation provides a forum for the
exchange of ideas and experiences in the field, to assess, manage
and mitigate the consequences of development.
The IAIA publishes the journal Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal and regular newsletters, and holds an annual conference around the world.
The 1998 conference was in Christchurch. Recent conferences were in Accra, Ghana (2009), Geneva (2010), Puela, Mexico (2011), Porto, Portugal (2012) and Calgary, Canada (2013). The 2014 conference is in Vina del Mar, Chile.
The SIA Hub
www.socialimpactassessment.com
A key site for anyone interested in the topic of social impact assessment (SIA).
New Zealand Environmental Management
www.mfe.govt.nz
Ministry for the Environment. Information about environmental management in New Zealand.
www.pce.govt.nz
Homepage of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
rangi.knowledge-basket.co.nz/gpacts/maps/acts_r.html
The New Zealand Resource Management Act 1991, as amended {online}.
The New Zealand Health Impact Assessment Support Unit
www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/hiasupportunitHealth Impact Assessment (HIA) is a systematic way of identiying impacts on the well being and health of the population of any proposed policy, strategy, plan or project, prior to and following implementation.
This site includes copies of e-news, completed HIAs in New Zealand and other useful resources and links.
Overseas Environment Assessment Agencies
www.ceaa.gc.ca/index_e.htm
This site has excellent links to sites in other organisations and countries.
www.environment.gov.au
Reports available on practice of Environmental Assessment.
International sites on Participation and Development
www.iap2.org/
Homepage of the International Association for Public Participation.
www.iied.org/
Homepage of the International Institute for Environment and
Development. Includes a wide range of publications and
Bibliographies.
Development Banks
The sites of the Asian Development Bank and World Bank include social safeguards policies and guidelines, gender policy and guidelines, resettlement and indigenous peoples policy and guidelines, and other useful information.
www.adb.org
Homepage of the Asian Development Bank.
www.worldbank.org
Homepage of the World Bank.
New Zealand Associates
www.fitzgerald.co.nz
Homepage of Fitzgerald Applied Sociology.