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When I first saw this book my interest was piqued because I had taught a graduate environmental studies research methods course and an undergraduate community sustainabilityplanning course. Methods for Sustainability Research is one of the few books that cover sustainability research methodology. The only other recent comparable book is Methods of Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences (Fahy and Rau 2016) edited by Frances Fahey and Henrike Rau. Methods for Sustainability Research is really a positivist sampling of applied research methods and theory Bthat are outcome focused and contribute toward efforts that foster social learning, sustainable development and adaptive learning^ (Hartz-Karp and Marinova 2017 p. 4) (Fig. 1). The book has some 20 contributing authors of 19 chapters divided into four sections: