Social licence to operate and impact assessment

S Bice, K Moffat - Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews historical and recent developments in the understanding and
employment of 'social licence to operate'(SLO), particularly as it relates to impact …

Unconventional gas development in Australia: A critical review of its social license

H Luke, M Brueckner, N Emmanouil - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of unconventional gas developments in Australia and
attendant public reactions to them through the lens of the 'social license'concept. An analysis …

How a large project was halted by the lack of a social Licence to operate: Testing the applicability of the Thomson and Boutilier model

D Jijelava, F Vanclay - Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2018‏ - Elsevier
We explore why having a Social Licence to Operate (SLO) is essential for large projects. We
analyse the Khudoni Hydroelectric Power Plant in the Svaneti region of Georgia, which was …

The social imperative in public relations: Utilities of social impact, social license and engagement

B Hurst, KA Johnston - Public Relations Review, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Public relations is recognized as an organizational boundary-spanning function accountable
for communication engagement with diverse stakeholders in ways that facilitate social …

[HTML][HTML] Social resistance to coal seam gas development in the Northern Rivers region of Eastern Australia: Proposing a diamond model of social license to operate

H Luke - Land use policy, 2017‏ - Elsevier
As new industries emerge in rural areas, land use change can have important implications
for affected communities. In-turn, social responses to developments can have important …

Countering corporate power through social control: What does a social licence offer?

F Haines, S Bice, C Einfeld… - The British Journal of …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
This paper interrogates the capacity for social control to act as a complement and alternative
to the law in controlling corporate harm. Social control can manifest as demands that …

[HTML][HTML] Social license to operate (SLO): private governance and barriers to community engagement

K Deonandan, J Schoenfeld, A Salim… - The Extractive Industries …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This paper contends that while Social License to Operate (SLO) emphasizes the importance
of community inputs in project approval, in fact, it is a private governance scheme that …

Comparing reflexive and assertive approaches to social licence and social impact assessment

R Parsons, H Luke - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The idea of embedding social licence in mining practices is attractive because it suggests a
formalisation, institutionalisation, or integration of social concerns with more well …

Limitations of technical approaches to transport planning practice in two cases: social issues as a critical component of urban projects

LK Mottee, J Arts, F Vanclay, R Howitt… - Planning Theory & …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Technical transport models are commonly relied upon in planning practice for the
development of urban rail infrastructure projects. By considering the assessment and …

The community cost of consultation: Characterising the qualitative social impacts of a wind energy development that failed to proceed in Tasmania, Australia

RM Colvin, GB Witt, J Lacey, K Witt - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Energy developments affect communities in a range of ways. Impacts on communities can
be caused by changes to landscape amenity and access, disruptions to community …