Prior knowledge on the impact of an intended intervention is one of the key aspects that managers /investors/Donors need not to ignore. Impact assessment studies comprise a formal process to predict the socio-economic and environmental consequences of human development activities and to plan appropriate measures to eliminate or reduce these adverse effects and to augment positive effects. It includes examining how proposed development would change the lives of current and future stakeholders or the community. Through its professional consulting staff, Geo-Taxon Consult Ltd has vast experience in conducting impact assessment Studies.
The assessment involves a close study of:
Socio-economic impact aspects including but not limited to:
- Changes in community demographics;
- Changes/effects on economic activities (positive or negative)
- Changes in employment and incomes levels; and
- Demand for goods and services
Environmental aspects including but not limited to:
- Changes in aesthetic quality of the community
- Effects of the proposed development on quality of Air, Land and Water