Integrated impact assessment in the UK - Use, efficacy and future development

Milner, Susan, Bailey, Cathy, Deans, Julia and Pettigrew, Dulcie (2005) Integrated impact assessment in the UK - Use, efficacy and future development. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 25 (1). pp. 47-61. ISSN 0195-9255

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Abstract

This paper reports on the findings of an English Department of Health funded study that mapped out examples of integrated impact assessment (IIA) activity, mainly in the UK. Approximately 350 regional and local organisations that have policy and policy implementation roles were contacted via e-mail and from these, 77 telephone interviews were carried out. The interviews revealed 21 examples of IIA being used or developed within the UK. The 77 interviews also generated a rich discussion about the use, efficacy and future development of IIA. Although the findings indicate little IIA activity in the UK, discussions with interviewees suggest that there is growing receptiveness to integrating different forms of assessment into a single assessment process. In part this appears to be driven by sustainable development objectives, both at a strategic and at a local level. In part receptivity to IIA may also be driven by a growing interest in health impact assessment (HIA). There are advocates of the need to integrate health criteria more fully into other forms of impact assessment. The study also highlights the challenges involved in trying to develop IIA methods that are adaptable, flexible and tailored to the different needs of policy-makers and planners. © 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Published online 24-6-2004 ahead of print
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Health impact assessment; Integrated impact assessment; Policy appraisal; Sustainability
Subjects:	B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2015 17:13
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 14:38
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/21052

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