ABSTRACT
This chapter describes how social information can be used to contribute to the development of effective and implementable mitigation/enhancement measures and monitoring programs that can in turn contribute to the plan selection process. The principal problems in identifying mitigation/enhancement measures are to identify what could be changed to mitigate/enhance the effects of a proposed action and to determine how these changes could be made. Mitigation/enhancement measures and needs vary greatly by situation, as should be evident from consideration of the social organization model. The role of the social assessor during plan selection varies considerably based on the decision-making process and the relationship the assessor has built with the assessment team leader and/or decision maker. Participation in trade-off meetings or other discussions regarding plan selection is often an effective means to insure that social data is understood and that the possible reactions of the stakeholder groups are taken into account.
