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【Research Methods】 This project combines multi-level social survey and econometric methods to study the various factors at different level indicated in the Figure. In order to construct subjective sustainability index that include values of environment, energy and bio-diversity as inclusive wealth at the micro-level, we target wide range of sample. We are planning local level survey at regional (Tohoku) and prefecture level, and various sample sets of main developed and developing countries. We combine subjective happiness data from social media such as twitter and results of in person and Internet based individual survey. We develop sustainable development index (SDI) using obtained data and use this index to analyze proposed problems of disaster management and general problems faced by matured society.