TMID Editorial: Social impact assessments and the benefits they can bring

The importance of utilizing social impact assessments as a tool to support future development should be highlighted. The issue of utilizing such studies has been pointed out in the past, and while they are used to some extent in Malta today, their use can be more widespread. The Malta Independent on Sunday recently spoke to an expert in the field,

Social impact assessments help create better decisions and prevent harm – professor

Professor Frank Vanclay told The Malta Independent that Social Impact Assessments enable planners, policymakers, and regulators to make more informed decisions and avoid causing harm. Vanclay is a Professor of Social Impact Assessment and Management at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, and has authored many key documents in the social

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