International Association for Impact Assessment

The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) is an international association of professionals involved with impact assessment, including both social impact assessment and environmental impact assessment.[1][2][3]

Membership structure

Direct membership

IAIA has members from over 120 countries, and anybody can join as a member and/or renew membership online.[4] Individual membership costs $55 for students and $110 for other individuals.[5] Membership comes with a subscription to the IAPA Journal and the IAIA Newsletter, as well as other benefits.

Affiliates

IAIA has affiliates in over ten countries, including Cameroon,[6] Germany,[7] Ghana, Italy,[8] South Korea,[9] Mozambique,[10] New Zealand,[11] Nigeria,[12] Portugal,[13] South Africa,[14] Spain,[15] and Canada (multiple affiliates).[16]

Publications

IAIA publishes Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, a quarterly journal comprising peer-reviewed research articles, professional practice articles, and book reviews of recently published titles.[17] IAIA also publishes a newsletter and other downloadable publications.[18]

Reception and impact

The IAIA has been cited by United States Government agencies in their evaluation of the impact of various activities. For instance, the United States Department of Energy and the United States Environmental Protection Agency both list the IAIA as a non-profit organization to consult for environmental impact assessment.[3][19] IAIA prepared a monograph on social impact assessment for the National Marine Fisheries Service in 1993/1994.[20] Delaware Health and Social Services cited an IAIA paper in its fact sheet on health impact assessment.[21]

The World Health Organization lists the IAIA among the "Other organizational links" in the arena of impact assessment.[2] WHO and IAIA also co-sponsored a conference on health impact assessment.[22] Experts from the International Association for Impact Assessment also played an important role in designing the World Bank's Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) materials.[23]

References

  1. "Mission, Vision, and Values". International Association for Impact Assessment. July 3, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Other organizational links". World Health Organization. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Health and Environmental Assessment - Resources: Organizations and Agencies". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  4. "IAIA Membership". International Association for Impact Assessment. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. "IAIA Online Store". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  6. "Acamee Online". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  7. "German UVP". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  8. "IAIA Italia". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  9. "IAIA Korea". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  10. "Amaia". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  11. "New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  12. "Association for Environmental Impact of Nigeria". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  13. "Associação Portuguesa de Avaliação de Impactes". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  14. "International Association for Impact Assessment, South Africa". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  15. "Asociación Española de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  16. "About IAIA Affiliates". Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  17. "Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (IAPA) Journal". International Association for Impact Assessment. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  18. "Publications & Resources". International Association for Impact Assessment. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  19. "National Environmental Policy Act". United States Department of Energy. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  20. "Guidelines and Principles for Social Impact Assessment" (PDF). International Association for Impact Assessment, for the National Marine Fisheries Service. 1993/1994. Retrieved July 3, 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. "Health Impact Assessment" (PDF). Delaware Health and Social Services. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  22. "Health Impact Assessment (HIA)". World Health Organization. April 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  23. "Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): Materials". World Bank. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

External links

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