• the principles of SIA share much common-ground with the objectives
of the Cape Town Declaration on Responsible Tourism and the propoor
tourism principles
• SIA provides a formal and structured mechanism for the responsible
management of the social impacts
• SIA is a practical method that can be integrated into each stage of the
project or business planning cycle
• SIA facilitates the involvement of the community and other stakeholders
in the decision-making process
• SIA emphasises adaptive management, the mitigation of harmand the
enhancement of benefits
• SIA is cognizant of organisational realities and can be embedded into
existing organisational processes
• SIA is a well-established approach recognised internationally by other sectors.