Review of Related Literature:The social acceptance of development projects is in everyones interest: the industry, our government leaders, the business community and private citizens. It is a call for collaboration and consensus, John Hanger, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Special Counsel at Eckert Seamans.1There are two ways to describe the end result of any project: whether it is successful and whether it is accepted. A successful project, as indicated above, is one that accomplishes its intended purpose or achieves a stated goal. A project that is accepted receives a favorable reception and is met with approval by the various stakeholder groups. Ideally, a project will be both highly successful and highly accepted.2

References:1. http://www.national.ca/Newsroom/Social-Acceptance-of-Development-Projects-is-Everyones-Business.aspx2. http://www.werf.org/liveablecommunities/pdf/success.pdf