Social Impact Assessment and Cross Cultural Negotiation

Running head: SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND CROSS CULTURAL NEGOTIATION
Social Impact Assessment and Cross Cultural Negotiation
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Conceptual framework design.........................................................................................................2
Case study about social impacts assessment...................................................................................4
Methodological considerations........................................................................................................8
Cultural negotiations managed for the Murray Darling Basin Plan................................................9
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
The report is prepared to discuss about the Social Impact Assessment and Cross Cultural
Negotiations managed during the development of Murray Darling Basin Plan in Australia.
Among the various topics, the development of this plan is considered in the formal planning
systems and thus includes the various impacts created due to social factors and cross cultural
negotiations managed to ensure successful plan for the management of Murray Darling Basin.
Since the year 2009, the Authority and Government in Australia have taken joint authority and
hold responsibilities to conduct 22 commissioned studies and evaluate the social and economic
implications emerged from the Murray Darling Basin Plan in Australia (Vanclay et al., 2015).
The assessment of social impact will not only help in managing proper cultural negotiations, but
will also assist in the management of sustainability, contribute to the proper health and wellbeing
of the environment along with management of water, reducing pollution level and contributing to
the communities of the Commonwealth Government effectively. The report aims to study the
social impacts of the Murray Darling Basin plan and documents the organization that has
commissioned the plan and manages the scale and scope of the plan not only to create a positive
social impact but also ensure proper management of weather or climatic conditions. It will also
discuss about its impact on the irrigated agriculture along with maintaining the salinity or quality
of water to facilitate water trade and water pricing reforms based on the rate of returns in
agriculture and water salinity too (Raymond et al., 2014).

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Conceptual framework design
The conceptual framework is prepared to ensure that all the important aspects of the
Murray Darling basin plan are addressed. This would allow the stakeholders to adapt to changes
and make sure to prepare a good basin plan for creating positive social impacts and manage good
cultural negotiations as well. This will also help in achieving the objectives that the plan assumed
to achieve and thus an optimum balance between the demands for water resources has to be
achieved too. According to Vanclay, Baines & Taylor (2013), the Murray Darling Basin plan
development enables management of the resources of water, which is one of the major driving
factors associated with the economy of the Basin and other social characteristics as well which
has been a major factor driving the growth in economy of Australia (Vanclay, Baines & Taylor,
2013). The implementation of Murray Darling Basin Plan also involves maintaining a cleaner
and healthier environment through providing environmental benefits and reduces the costs of
managing the development plan; furthermore ensure that the plan is aimed at progressing
towards sustainable development to acquire environmental benefits. One of the major bodies
associated with the Murray Darling basin plan is the implementation of policies and program by
the Australian Government for reducing the costs of operations and engaging the agricultural
irrigators and local communities to gain additional scopes and opportunities to live a healthy life
(McDermott, Mahanty & Schreckenberg, 2013).
Objectives
The objectives are to manage good quality of soil and water in the area and ensure that
the local communities are benefited along with the creation of a positive impact on the
environment too. The Murray Darling Basin plan is prepared and managed by the Murray