Sustainability Index _MSAs

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Calculation of average sustainability in US Metropolitan and Micropolitan areas. Three domains of sustainability are measured: economic, social, and environmental. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Buck, K., K. Summers, and L. Smith. Investigating the relationship between environmental quality, socio-spatial segregation and the social dimension of sustainability in US urban areas. Sustainable Cities and Society. Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, 67(102732): 11, (2021).

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