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Measures for Optimisation of Social Impact of CHP, Deliverable 4.1.

Beside the resources, economic and environment aspect it has been recognized that the social aspect is of fundamental importance in understanding the sustainable development. In this respect, the sustainability assessment of energy system, in this case cogeneration energy system has to comprise the evaluation of social impact, which is one of the integral aspects within holistic concept of sustainability. By social impact we mean the consequences to human population of any public or private actions that alter the way in which people live, work, play, relate to one another, organize to meet their needs and generally cope as members of society. The term also includes cultural impacts involving changes in norms, values and beliefs that guide and rationalize their cognition of themselves and their society. Until recent decades, when energy project and policies impact were at issue, attention was usually concentrated on economic and technical considerations. The prevailing view was that money can compensate for any adverse impact. There was little or no accent on social impacts and even less concern for the distribution or “ equity” of these impacts on different populations. Social sustainability on the other hand includes the analysis of distribution of the social impacts of policies, justice of those distributions as well as the state of community with regard to safety.

cogeneration systems; social impact; survey

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