Abstract
In this study, 15 domains which were subdivided from society, economy, and environment of sustainable development were put forward, and indicators of each domain were derived by applying three norms for sustainability: care for others, preparation for various risks, and vitality of stakeholders.
A WEB monitor survey using these indicators was conducted, the number of indicators for each domains were reduced to three on the basis of the degree of inner consistency, and 45 indicators were extracted in total.
As a result of the analysis using the created indicators, the followings were found.(1)The variable values about “the regional sustainability” tended to be high in the big cities, and the variable values about regional sustainability tended to be low in the small city or towns and villages. (2) “Residents' happiness" depended on "the degree of relationship between residents and the area" as well as "regional sustainability”. (3) The structure of "residents' happiness" changed with the size of population in the area, or residents' basic attributes.
