SE01
Institutionalising social and economic considerations and assessment in regional arrangements
This project:
- assesses impacts of proposals
- defines expectations for good quality social and economic assessments
- develops guidelines
- develops clear economic and social criteria to underpin decisions on allocating funds
- establishes agency support to assist regional NRM bodies.
Project staff are also available to help regional bodies with the ongoing consideration of social and economic impacts and understanding of social and economic data.
A number of products for regional NRM bodies have been developed through this project:
Regional agricultural profiles
Regional agricultural profiles transform data based on the Australian Agricultural Assessment 2001 and the Census of Population and Housing 2001 into easily accessible information to be used when undertaking NRM activities.
Find out which profiles are available.
Queensland Regional Groups Information System
QRBIS is a database developed for regional NRM bodies to help them develop their plans and investment strategies. QRBIS includes time-series and census-based data that have been best fitted to each region.
NB: to ensure regional bodies are able to access the data at no cost, they must use their password. If you have forgotten your password, or would like more information on QRBIS, email the project leader.
Documents to assist planning
Three documents have been written to help regional NRM bodies with their planning:
Compiling regional social and economic profiles: a practical guide for regional NRM bodies in Queensland (PDF, 159 kB)*:
- helps regional bodies develop regional social and economic profiles.
- offers advice on the social and economic characteristics that should be included in a profile, their level of importance, and the availability of such data and explanations for their relevance to NRM.
- provides links to useful data sources, including QRBIS.
Conducting social and economic impact assessment: a practical guide for regional NRM bodies in Queensland (PDF, 78 kB)*:
- guides regional bodies through the impact assessment process, highlights the questions that could be asked at each stage, and the practical steps in the process
- designed specifically for regional bodies that are assessing the impacts without using external consultants.
Integrating economic and social issues in regional natural resource management planning (PDF, 123 KB)*:
• designed specifically for regional NRM bodies to incorporate social and economic considerations into their regional NRM plans • provide a framework, background information, methods and tools, and references to further sources of assistance.For more information email the project leader.
*requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
Last updated 23 April 2009