Impact assessment for desirable futures: perspectives from East Asia

Sara Bice; Myungjin Kim

doi:10.1080/14615517.2019.1699356

Impact assessment for desirable futures: perspectives from East Asia

Sara Bice^*, Myungjin Kim

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This contribution to the Special Issue on Impact Assessment for the 21^st Century invites readers to consider how recent East Asian developments concerning impact assessment (IA) may shape future IA policy and practice. It discusses the role that IA is playing and will continue to play in the rapid socio-economic development of the East Asian region. This letter surveys the region’s current IA foci from a culturally sensitive lens, paying particular attention to South Korea, China and Japan. It suggests what the region’s future focus and contributions to IA for ‘desirable futures’ are likely to be, based on current practice. Three central factors in the future of IA in the 21^st century are prevalent from an East Asian vantage point: the influence of culture, the centrality of policymaking and the increase in public participation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-171
Number of pages	5
Journal	Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14615517.2019.1699356
Publication status	Published - 3 Mar 2020

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