{"id":213,"date":"2025-10-03T16:07:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/foundationsofevaluation\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=213"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:02:25","slug":"7-2-introduction","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/foundationsofevaluation\/chapter\/7-2-introduction\/","title":{"raw":"7.2 Introduction","rendered":"7.2 Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"Logic analysis is a theory-based evaluation approach that uses scientific and expert knowledge to evaluate the plausibility of the intervention\u2019s theory and\/or to identify promising alternatives to achieve the desired effects (Brousselle &amp; Champagne, 2011; Rey et al., 2012).\r\n<div>\r\n<blockquote>The aim of logic analysis is to identify the best ways to get where we want to go, that is, to achieve the desired effects. Logic analysis will identify (a) the important characteristics the interventions must have to achieve the effects and (b) the critical conditions required to facilitate the implementation and produce the effects. (Rey et al., 2012, p. 63)<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\nNumerous applications of logic analysis exist (Breton et al., 2021; Brousselle &amp; Champagne, 2011; Brousselle et al., 2009; Contandriopoulos et al., 2015; Hudon et al., 2020; Hurtubise et al., 2020; Rey et al., 2012; Tremblay et al., 2013).\r\n\r\nDespite the growth and potential use of logic analysis, the dimensions contributing to planetary health have not yet been integrated into this approach, mainly because awareness of intervention impacts on natural and human systems on which living species depend has been lacking. Logic analysis is founded on the integration of scientific and expert knowledge to offer guidance on the most promising approaches for reaching pre-determined objectives. Intervention impacts on natural and human systems are rarely documented in scientific articles except when interventions are presented as direct alternatives to harmful technologies. Therefore, evaluators need to add a specific step to the standard logic analysis process to analyze what the plausible impacts on planetary health will be and then integrate these aspects into their feedback and, ultimately, influence decision-making processes.","rendered":"<p>Logic analysis is a theory-based evaluation approach that uses scientific and expert knowledge to evaluate the plausibility of the intervention\u2019s theory and\/or to identify promising alternatives to achieve the desired effects (Brousselle &amp; Champagne, 2011; Rey et al., 2012).<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>The aim of logic analysis is to identify the best ways to get where we want to go, that is, to achieve the desired effects. Logic analysis will identify (a) the important characteristics the interventions must have to achieve the effects and (b) the critical conditions required to facilitate the implementation and produce the effects. (Rey et al., 2012, p. 63)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Numerous applications of logic analysis exist (Breton et al., 2021; Brousselle &amp; Champagne, 2011; Brousselle et al., 2009; Contandriopoulos et al., 2015; Hudon et al., 2020; Hurtubise et al., 2020; Rey et al., 2012; Tremblay et al., 2013).<\/p>\n<p>Despite the growth and potential use of logic analysis, the dimensions contributing to planetary health have not yet been integrated into this approach, mainly because awareness of intervention impacts on natural and human systems on which living species depend has been lacking. Logic analysis is founded on the integration of scientific and expert knowledge to offer guidance on the most promising approaches for reaching pre-determined objectives. Intervention impacts on natural and human systems are rarely documented in scientific articles except when interventions are presented as direct alternatives to harmful technologies. 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