Evaluating Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in Dev

Dr Salim Momtaz is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He teaches in the area of Sustainable Resource Management. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in Geography from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He did a PhD in Regional Planning and Development from the University of London under a Commonwealth Scholarship, working under the supervision of Professor Richard Munton. His academic career started at the University of Dhaka in 1986. Salim moved to Australia in 1994 as an independent migrant. From 1995 to 1998 Salim taught Geography and Environmental Studies at Central Queensland University. He joined the University of Newcastle in 1999 where he has been teaching since. He had a stint in the US teaching Environmental and Social Impact Assessment at Georgetown University, Washington D.C., as a Visiting Professor. He received Rotary International Ambassadorial Fellowship to teach and conduct research in Bangladesh. Salim's current research interests include development and environment, climate change adaptation, environmental governance, and social impact assessment. Salim led the team that conducted one of the first social impact assessment studies in Australia titled "Independent Social Impact Assessment: Proposed Castle Hope Dam and Awoonga Dam, Queensland". Salim published five books and many articles in international journals. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Netherlands Government Research Organization, between 2007 and 2010. Salim currently lives in a coastal outer suburb of Sydney, Australia with his wife and two daughters. Dr. S.M. Zobaidul Kabir is currently working at the Centre for Environmental Management (CEM), CQUniversity, Australia, as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the area of environmental and social impact assessment. In addition to research, he teaches social and economic impact assessment at CQUniversity under Environmental Management program. Recently, he has obtained Doctor of Philosophy on