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Standards of living are difficult to measure, but indicators of social development are available. A basic measure, per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is the value of all goods and services produced within a region over a given time period, averaged per person. A more advanced metric, the Human Development Index (HDI), considers life expectancy, education, and Gross National Income (GNI). The three highest HDI-ranked countries in 2024 are Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland.

Tokyo's Urban Metabolism

Apr 1, 2014 -

Apr 30, 2015

Research Team

From the Apartments of Kanto to the Forests of Siberia

Funding for this project is provided by the Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan ($25, 612). Newell also received a Weiser Center Faculty Grant of $3,000 for On the Trail of the Global Russian Pine Tree.