WSP Ecology, Landscape, EIA, Planning and Permitting, and Social Acceptability SOQ

Keeping Up With a Changing Environment

Community Focused We help clients to position and optimize their projects with a view to maximizing acceptance from the populations that will be affected either directly or indirectly. A project’s social acceptabil ity hinges on multi-sector studies and opinion or perception surveys, as well as on consistent com munications with stakeholders. These processes make it possible not only to implement proj ects with higher levels of social acceptance, but also to adapt them more effectively to the local context. In addition, our strategic planning team helps clients to design and implement long-term strategic and economic planning objectives, in cluding sustainable development planning.

From climate change considerations to inte grated assessments – combining ethical, health, equality, environment, and social dimensions – our experts have insights on the latest devel opments in the field. Ever- evolving technologies enable digital delivery and augmented reality, providing clients with a very concrete and realis tic understanding of their project’s impact. There is also a greater focus on stakeholder engage ment, public consultation, and strategic plan ning, where we have extensive experience.

An environmental and social impact assessment is the identification and evaluation of the possible positive or negative impacts that a proposed project may have on the biophysical, social, cultural, and economic aspects of the environment. Whether in remote northern areas, or in highly populated regions, WSP has he expertise to provide comprehensive assessments that contribute to successful regulatory processes for clients from coast to coast to coast.

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