Towards the practice of Disaster prevention education and measures using an application of Japanese Geoparks

Makoto KUMAGAI; Masayuki IMAI; Masashi TAMAOKI; Toshiaki SUGIYAMA; Masato KONDO

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[O-06_30PO1] Geoparks in Japan

Wed. Apr 30, 2014 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM Poster (3F)

Convener:*Watanabe Mahito(Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Tatsuya Sumita(The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))

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6:15 PM - 7:30 PM

[O06-P27] Towards the practice of Disaster prevention education and measures using an application of Japanese Geoparks

*Makoto KUMAGAI¹, Masayuki IMAI¹, Masashi TAMAOKI¹, Toshiaki SUGIYAMA², Masato KONDO³ (1.Engaru Town Hall, 2.Engaru High school, 3.Hokkaido-Chizu Co.,Ltd.)

Keywords:disaster prevention education, geographic information systems, school education, tourists correspondence

The core concept of Shirataki Geopark is Where Nature and Culture Meet. Its biggest attractions are the sites of the unique volcanic activity that formed the obsidian, and relics showing how people in the Paleolithic period used the obsidian as an essential resource.