New Zealand Association for Impact Assessment
NZAIA promotes the use impact assessment methods in relevant areas of public and private sector decision-making, to protect social, cultural and environmental values, and to improve the standard of practice where it is used.
Impact assessment means the process of examining the potential implications of an action for the natural environment, for people, their health and wellbeing, and their social, cultural and economic activities and values -- with particular emphasis on the unanticipated impacts. Impact assessment is a decision-support method that is one of the most important tools we have for safeguarding the environment.
Impact assessment can be applied at the project level (eg a specific infrastructure proposal), the policy level (eg a proposed Plan Change) or the strategic level (eg a National or Regional Policy Statement).
Impact assessment can be applied at the project level (eg a specific infrastructure proposal), the policy level (eg a proposed Plan Change) or the strategic level (eg a National or Regional Policy Statement).
