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table of contents
  1. Abstract
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. About the Authors
    1. Astrid Brousselle
    2. Kai Mountfort
  4. Invitation
  5. Prologue: The Hummingbird Fable
  6. Introduction
    1. Earth Day Evaluation Declaration 2024
    2. Endnotes
  7. 1. Context Matters: Evaluation in the 21st Century
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. Environmental and Social Depletion
    4. Reducing Risks
    5. Local Cultural Contexts
    6. Evaluation Takes Place in a Political Context
    7. Post-truth Influence as the New Propaganda
    8. Conclusion
    9. Endnotes
  8. 2. Evaluation for Planetary Health
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
    4. The Planetary Health Framework
    5. A Transformative Approach
    6. Conclusion
    7. Endnotes
  9. 3. The Planetary Health Rapid Impact Assessment Tool
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. The Planetary Health Rapid Impact Assessment Tool
    4. Conclusion
    5. Endnotes
  10. 4. Evaluation: Definitions, Approaches and Questions
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. Definitions
    4. Evaluation Approaches
    5. When to Evaluate and for What Purpose?
    6. Evaluative Questions
    7. Conclusion
    8. Endnotes
  11. 5. Preparing for the Evaluation
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. Evaluation Use and the Importance of Mapping the Context
    4. Drafting an Evaluation Plan
    5. Summary
    6. Conclusion
    7. Endnotes
  12. 6. Representing the Intervention
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. The Causal Model
    4. The Logic Model
    5. Use of Logic Models
    6. Different Visual Representations of the Intervention
    7. Conclusion
    8. Endnotes
  13. 7. Logic Analysis
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. Foundations of Logic Analysis
    4. Types of Logic Analysis
    5. Steps for Conducting a Direct Logic Analysis
    6. Steps for Conducting a Reverse Logic Analysis
    7. Conclusion
    8. Endnotes
  14. 8. Effect Analysis and Related Approaches
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. Defining Effects and Causal Relationship
    4. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Designs
    5. Contribution Analysis
    6. Impact Evaluation
    7. Considering Planetary Health Dimensions when Evaluating Impacts
    8. Outcome Harvesting
    9. Conclusion
    10. Endnotes
  15. 9. Implementation Analysis
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. In the Literature
    4. Implementation Analysis Questions
    5. Evaluation Designs for Implementation Analysis
    6. Impacts on Planetary Health
    7. Conclusion
    8. Endnotes
  16. 10. Economic Evaluation
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. Background
    4. Types of Economic Evaluations
    5. The Comparator
    6. Cost Calculation
    7. Time Horizon
    8. Uncertainty
    9. Decision Criteria
    10. Limitations of Existing Approaches
    11. A Proposal for Useful Economic Evaluations for Planetary Health
    12. Conclusion
    13. Endnotes
  17. 11. Needs Assessment
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. Defining What is, What should be and For Whom
    4. Contextual Elements and Boundaries
    5. Ex-ante and Ex-post
    6. Other important Considerations
    7. Next Steps?
    8. A Political Exercise
    9. Summary
    10. Endnotes
  18. 12. Monitoring
    1. Highlights
    2. Introduction
    3. Focus
    4. Establishing a Monitoring System
    5. Reporting and Other Considerations
    6. Gaming and Other Behavioural Effects
    7. Conclusion
    8. Endnotes
  19. 13. An Example: Evaluating a Local Government Official Community Plan Using Planetary Health Lenses
    1. Introduction
    2. Characterizing the OCP Within the Context of the Planetary Health Framework
    3. Data Collection
    4. Findings
    5. Recommendations
    6. Conclusion
    7. Endnotes
  20. 14. Further Thoughts and Resources
    1. Endnotes
  21. Bibliography

Contents

Abstract

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Astrid Brousselle

Kai Mountfort

Invitation

Prologue: The Hummingbird Fable

Introduction

Earth Day Evaluation Declaration 2024

Endnotes

1.      Context Matters: Evaluation in the 21st Century

Highlights

Introduction

Environmental and Social Depletion

Reducing Risks

Local Cultural Contexts

Evaluation Takes Place in a Political Context

Post-truth Influence as the New Propaganda

Conclusion

Endnotes

2.      Evaluation for Planetary Health

Highlights

Introduction

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The Planetary Health Framework

A Transformative Approach

Conclusion

Endnotes

3.      The Planetary Health Rapid Impact Assessment Tool

Highlights

Introduction

The Planetary Health Rapid Impact Assessment Tool

Conclusion

Endnotes

4.      Evaluation: Definitions, Approaches and Questions

Highlights

Introduction

Definitions

Evaluation Approaches

When to Evaluate and for What Purpose?

Evaluative Questions

Conclusion

Endnotes

5.      Preparing for the Evaluation

Highlights

Introduction

Evaluation Use and the Importance of Mapping the Context

Drafting an Evaluation Plan

Summary

Conclusion

Endnotes

6.      Representing the Intervention

Highlights

Introduction

The Causal Model

The Logic Model

Use of Logic Models

Different Visual Representations of the Intervention

Conclusion

Endnotes

7.      Logic Analysis

Highlights

Introduction

Foundations of Logic Analysis

Types of Logic Analysis

Steps for Conducting a Direct Logic Analysis

Steps for Conducting a Reverse Logic Analysis

Conclusion

Endnotes

8.      Effect Analysis and Related Approaches

Highlights

Introduction

Defining Effects and Causal Relationship

Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Contribution Analysis

Impact Evaluation

Considering Planetary Health Dimensions when Evaluating Impacts

Outcome Harvesting

Conclusion

Endnotes

9.      Implementation Analysis

Highlights

Introduction

In the Literature

Implementation Analysis Questions

Evaluation Designs for Implementation Analysis

Impacts on Planetary Health

Conclusion

Endnotes

10.      Economic Evaluation

Highlights

Introduction

Background

Types of Economic Evaluations

The Comparator

Cost Calculation

Time Horizon

Uncertainty

Decision Criteria

Limitations of Existing Approaches

A Proposal for Useful Economic Evaluations for Planetary Health

Conclusion

Endnotes

11.      Needs Assessment

Highlights

Introduction

Defining What is, What should be and For Whom

Contextual Elements and Boundaries

Ex-ante and Ex-post

Other important Considerations

Next Steps?

A Political Exercise

Summary

Endnotes

12.      Monitoring

Highlights

Introduction

Focus

Establishing a Monitoring System

Reporting and Other Considerations

Gaming and Other Behavioural Effects

Conclusion

Endnotes

13.      An Example: Evaluating a Local Government Official Community Plan Using Planetary Health Lenses

Introduction

Characterizing the OCP Within the Context of the Planetary Health Framework

Data Collection

Findings

Recommendations

Conclusion

Endnotes

14.      Further Thoughts and Resources

Endnotes

Bibliography

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