impact study

noun
UK /ˈɪm.pækt ˌstʌd.i/
US /ˈɪm.pækt ˌstʌd.i/

An impact study is a careful look at how something changes people or things.

The town did an impact study before building the new road.

SYNONYMS

assessmentevaluationanalysisinvestigationreview

RELATED WORDS

researchsurveyreporteffectconsequence

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A scientific test that measures how hard one object hits another.

Engineers ran an impact study on the car's bumper.

3. A school project that examines how a change affects a community.

For her impact study, Maya asked neighbors about the new park.

4. A report that predicts the good and bad results of a plan.

The impact study warned that the factory could pollute the river.