JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017

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[JJ] Oral

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-IS Intersection

[M-IS14] [JJ] Geopark

Sun. May 21, 2017 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM A01 (Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall)

convener:Tetsuya Waragai(Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Nihon University), Yoshihiro Hiramatsu(Faculty of Natural System, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University), Noritaka Matsubara(Graduate School of Regional Resource Management, University of Hyogo), Takayuki Ogata(Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Regions, University of the Ryukyus), Chairperson:Yoshihiro Hiramatsu(Faculty of Natural System, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University), Chairperson:Takayuki Ogata(Disaster Prevention Research Center for Island Regions, University of the Ryukyus)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

[MIS14-12] Definition of geosite and operation in Japan

*Kuniyasu Mokudai1 (1.Japan Geoservice Incorporated)

Keywords:geosite, conservation earth science, definition of terms

Geopark consists of geosites. In geopark activities in Japan, geosites have been described as "natural and cultural attractions on earth science", and thus precise definitions have not been made. There is no mistake in the meaning of geotourism, but it is a place with scientific value, which is the original purpose, and it is missing the meaning that it is subject to conservation. Since 2015, the Global geopark has become an official UNESCO programme, and social recognition has also improved. Under such circumstances, the situation that individual Geoparks designate geosites based on their own recognition must be revised. I will organize geosites of each geopark in Japan from conservation geoscientific point of view. Then deepen the discussion on the definition of geosite.