Illustrate the link between social development and sustainability analysis, present social development as a legitimate part of the sustainability analysis, even one of the most important instruments for supporting social development in the EU and member states. Particular emphasis is placed on the significance of social consequences for post-transition societies such as Serbia, which often brings about social recovery as a result of economic development. Understanding marginalization of social objectivess, and favoring economic objectivess in the period of transition: social regression is the usual common part of certain periods of transition. Special attention to the practical application of knowledge, methodology and, especially, case studies on numerous examples from all over the world.

Developing analytical and practical abilities to implement the offered methods and principles for Social  impact assessment in individual cases, thus assessing the impact on social development as an important mechanism for achieving greater efficiency and promoting social cohesion, reducing social exclusion and finding a balance between economic performance development and social inclusion. Developing critical opinion, understanding the social consequences of certain changes and interventions in space.

Theoretical lectures

1. Social impact assessment in spatial planning
2. Social impact assessment on the margin of sustainability analysis
3. Principles of social impact assessment
4.  Case study
5.   Social  impact assessment in mining
6. Socio-economic aspects of the road construction project in Finland
7.  Case Study: Alabama River Basin
8.  Case Study: Coal Mine Australia
9.  Case Study: New Zealand Shopping Center
10.  Case Study: Solid Waste Incinerator Portugal
11.  Case Study: Participatory Method, New South Wales
12.  Case study; Great Sand Hills, Canada
13.  Case study; Khulna-Jessore, Bangladesh
14.  Case study; development program of the seashore, Thailand
15.  Serbia: Infrastructure Highway Corridor E 75: The risks of construction collapse

Milojkić, D (2012) Procena uticaja na socijalni razvoj u urbanističkom i prostornom planiranju, Social Impact Assessment in Urban and Regional Planning  Sociologija i prostor – Časopis za istraživanje prostornoga i sociokulturnog razvoja (Sociology and Space– Journal for Spatial and ocio-Cultural Development Studies) broj 2: 203-222

Bogdanović,  Marija (1988) „Metod slučaja“ (Case study), Beograd: Zbornik Filozofskog fakulteta,  str. 429-456.,

Jokić V, Petovar, K (2010) Procena uticaja na socijalni razvoj u projektima otvaranja i širenja površinskih kopova, Impact Assessment projects for opening and spreading of surface mines - Project Appraisal U: Spasić N. Petrić J. ur. Prostorni, socijalni I ekološki aspekti održivog razvoja u velikim ugljenim basenima, posebna izdanja 61, Beograd, IAUS, str. 69-84

Rabel J.  Burdge (2002) Why is social impact assessment the orphan of the assessment process?, Social Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, number 1, pages 3–9.

Frank Vanclay, (2003) International Principles For Social Impact Assessment, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, volume 21, number 1, pages 5–11

Colin Kirkpatrick and Clive George (2006) Methodological issues in the impact assessment of trade policy: experience from the European Commission's Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) programme, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, number 4, , pages 325–334,

Principles and guidelines for social impact assessment in the USA (2003) u: Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, volume 21, number 3, pages 231–250,

Laurie Lavallée and Pierre André ( 2005) Social impact follow-up in Quebec, Canada: 25 years of environmental impact assessment practice, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, volume 23, number 3, pages 241–245,

Miletić Stepanović, Rajković (2012) Uticaj planiranja i uređenja Infrastrukturnog Koridora Niš - Granica Republike Makedonije na socijalni razvoj: rizici kašnjenja u izgradnji The Impact of Planning and Construction of the Infrastructural Corridor Niš-Macedonian Border on Social Development