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<br />1.3.12 !:.~eparin9 Con"luslons and Recommendations <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />035C Preparing the Conclusions and Recommendatton _Pr,ocess <br /> <br />involved a ,number of considerations. ,In order. to finalize <br />.. -,., - 1 <br /> <br />the overview process three types of analyses were completed. <br /> <br />The first step involved a comparison of the relative social <br />merits and liabilities under each of the alternatives, according <br /> <br /> <br />to the impacts on Quality of Life, Social Well Being, and Rela- <br /> <br /> <br />tive Social position. The second involved a cross-modular <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />comparison of the notable positive and negative, direct and <br />indirect social impacts. The third step involved assessing <br />the socio-economic and socio-environmental benefits on costs. <br /> <br />Together these three analyses provided a fairly comprehensive <br />picture of the situation. <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />The next stage was to reach a conclusion as to whether, <br /> <br />in an overall social sense, the benefits of having a project <br />outweighed the benefits of not having a project. Before com- <br />paring the two with-project alternatives, it had first to be <br />demonstrated that, from a social perspective, it was desirable <br /> <br />to have a project at all. (If the answer were no, then no <br /> <br />further comparisons would be necessary.) If the answer were <br /> <br />yes, then the question becomes which of the projects is, on <br />balance, the most socially desirable. However, it is also <br />possible that various combinations of costs and benefits are <br />revealed and this could lead to a decision that either project <br />could be chosen from a social point of view, depending upon <br />which social benefits one values most, and which social costs <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />45 <br />