A REVIEW OF FINNISH SOCIAL AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

Tapani Kauppinen () and Kirsi Nelimarkka ()
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Tapani Kauppinen: STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, FIN-00531, Helsinki, Finland
Kirsi Nelimarkka: STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, FIN-00531, Helsinki, Finland

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2004, vol. 06, issue 01, 1-17

Abstract: This article examines the ways in which Human Impact Assessment has been integrated into plans and programmes in Finland. The EIA Act requires that the impacts on humans should also be taken into account in assessment. The programmes reviewed have been selected from various sectors, including traffic, energy, forestry and land use. Some common features, strengths and development needs were revealed in the impact assessments. On the basis of this material, at least three procedural challenges to strategic impact assessment can be identified: the differentiation between impacts caused by the programme and other societal changes; the sufficient assessment of undesirable impacts; and the definition of concepts used in the programmes.

Keywords: Human impact assessment; health impact assessment; social impact assessment; strategic environmental assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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