Outreach activity for geoparks using Facebook Page

Kazuo Amano; Jun Hosoi

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[JJ] Poster

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-GI General Geosciences, Information Geosciences & Simulations

[M-GI31] [JJ] Social media and earth and planetary sciences

Sun. May 21, 2017 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Hall (International Exhibition Hall HALL7)

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[MGI31-P02] Outreach activity for geoparks using Facebook Page

*Kazuo Amano¹, Jun Hosoi² (1.The Institute of Natural Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon Univ., 2.Geological Survey of Japan, Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, AIST)

Keywords:Facebook Page, North Ibaraki Geopark, SNS

The outreach activity of geoparks is very important for the increase understanding of them in Japan. We have utilized Facebook Page related to Facebook, Twitter and Website. The results and effects of this system in 2016 and 2017 will be presented and also discussed about a challenge in the North Ibaraki Geopark.