Advancing beyond project-scale Social Impact Assessment of transport infrastructure: insights into contextual constraints on practice

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Table 1. Interviews, focus groups/workshops

Attendees (#)(code)	Approx. Duration	Location, Year	Topics
Expert (Academics & Professionals) Interviews with individual professionals (n = 6)(A)	1–1.5 hr	Europe & Telephone 2018–2019	Assessment and management of the social impacts of transport ESIA in urban planning and decision-making Constraints and challenges in the assessment, management, follow-up and monitoring of Social Impacts.
International ESIA Practitioners Focus Group (n = 5)(B)	1.5 hr	IAIA Annual Conference (IAIA18), Durban, South Africa, 2018	Assessing & Managing Social Impacts International ESIA Practices & Limitations EIA Follow-up Strategic & Transport Planning (see Mottee et al. 2020c)
Dutch EIA Professionals, Urban Planners & Policymakers Focus Group (n = 5)(C)	2 hrs	Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2018	Assessing & Managing Social Impacts Dutch ESIA Practices Strategic & Transport Planning
Australian SIA Practitioners Workshop (n = 12)(D)	1 hr	EIANZ Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2018	SIA Practices in Australia Constraints to implementing good practice
Sydney-based Urban Planners/IA Professionals (Government) Workshop (n = 7)(E)	1.5 hrs	Sydney, Australia, 2019	ESIA Practices Urban Planning, Approvals & Regulation Strategic & Transport Planning South-West Rail Link (see Mottee et al. 2020b)
Amsterdam-based Urban Planners, Stakeholder Engagement and Environmental professionals, Engineers, Project Managers (Government) Workshop (n = 9)(F)	2.5 hrs	Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2019	Transport and Urban Planning at the Municipal Level Project Management & Stakeholder Engagement North-South Metro Line (see Mottee et al. 2020a)

Mottee LK, Arts J, Vanclay F, Miller F, Howitt R. 2020c. Reflecting on how social impacts are considered in transport infrastructure project planning: looking beyond the claimed success of Sydney’s South West Rail Link. Urban Policy Res. 38(3):185–198. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2020.1730787.

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Mottee LK, Arts J, Vanclay F, Miller F, Howitt R. 2020b. Metro infrastructure planning in Amsterdam: how are social issues managed in the absence of environmental and social impact assessment? Impact Assess Project Appraisal. 38(4):320–335. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/14615517.2020.1741918.

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Mottee LK, Arts J, Vanclay F, Howitt R, Miller F. 2020a. Limitations of technical approaches to transport planning practice in two cases: social issues as a critical component of urban projects. Plann Theory Pract. 21(1):39–57. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/14649357.2019.1696980.

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