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Oguni Town is a small town located in the western part of Mount Aso in Kyushu, which was selected as an “Eco-Model City” by the Japanese government in 2013. After being selected as an SDGs Future City, Oguni Town formulated the “SDGs Future City Plan” and the “SDGs Future City Action Plan.” The goal is to realize a sustainable town by creating a recycling-oriented society and industries utilizing geothermal heat and forest resources. This chapter describes the past progress of this project.
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Oguni Town website (https://www.town.kumamoto-oguni.lg.jp), accessed Jan. 15, 2021. Emi Mori (2020): “Initiatives of a Japanese SDGs Future City “Oguni Town”—On Utilization of Geothermal Resources –”, Journal of Groundwater Hydrology, 62(1), p 33–42.
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According to “The Kumamoto Earthquake and Local Economies” (Regional Economic Research Institute, February 2019), the GDP per capita in Oguni Town, which is currently 2.37 million yen, is estimated to be 3.5 million yen (+1.13 million yen) in 2030 due to geothermal power generation and other initiatives.
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Mori, E. (2022). Initiatives on Responsible Consumption: Oguni Town. In: Nakajima, T., Nakamura, K., Nohara, K., Kondoh, A. (eds) Overcoming Environmental Risks to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Current Topics in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6249-2_14
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