Streamlining Social Impact Assessment and Disaster Risk Assessment for the 21st century – Perspectives from South Africa
Kulturgeographisches Kolloquium (KG):
Streamlining Social Impact Assessment and Disaster Risk Assessment for the 21st century – Perspectives from South Africa
Prof. Dr. Leandri Kruger (Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Südafrika)
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Fred Krüger
Despite considerable improvements in Social Impact Assessment (SIA) practice, the shortfalls and neglected status of SIA persist. Integrated impact assessments have been suggested to address some of these shortcomings. Due to its transdisciplinary nature, Disaster Risk Assessment (DRA) has been identified as an emerging area that could assist SIA in managing social changes and risks and improving community resilience. Emerging research from South Africa and abroad have shown that SIA–DRA integration offers opportunities for streamlining and improved practice across four areas, that is, theoretical discourses, legislative and statutory provisions, practitioner perspectives and combined methodologies. The resulting streamlined SIA and DRA will be more suitable for 21st-century challenges, allowing for enriched SIA practice, contributions to social sustainability and strengthening of the social resilience of at-risk communities. From observations of the South African context, we suggest that streamlined SIA and DRA will optimally address the challenges of developing sustainably and enhancing the resilience of at-risk societies in the 21st century in South Africa, the global south and the rest of the world.
Wann: Montag, 16.12.2024 von 12:30 bis 14:00 Uhr
Wo: Präsenz, Seminarraum Human Rights Tennenlohe (SR 00.210), Wetterkreuz 15, 91058 Erlangen.
Vortragsübersicht für das Institutskolloquium im Wintersemester 2024/25.
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Organisation: Dr. Julia Kieslinger (KG) (julia.kieslinger@fau.de) & Dr. Sebastian Feick (PG) (sebastian.feick@fau.de)