Those who perceive SIA as meaning only the prediction step within an environmental
assessment framework tend to have a limited view of what social
impacts are. They tend to see social impacts only in terms of demographic
changes, job issues, financial security, impacts on family life and so on. This
limited view of SIA also creates demarcation problems about what are the
social impacts to be identified by SIA, versus what is considered by health impact assessment, cultural impact assessment, heritage impact assessment,
aesthetic impact assessment or gender impact assessment.