Abstract
Geoparks can be useful the sustainable development of the economy, nature conservation, and education by utilizing as local resources and history, geology, and cultural community. In recent years, as means of local revitalization, many regional cities are working in the activities Geopark. The purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of the management activities of local resource by Geopark method. September 2012, there are 25 Geoparks in Japan. In this study, I chose two Geoparks as case study because to compare the differences in management method according to the difference in the number of municipalities involved in the operation. And I conducted a survey to Chichibu and Shimonita, because these are located in the related area and have similar geology, and Chichibu operates in fiven municipalities, Shimonita operate in single municipality. Additionally, these are locations where time has passed since these started the Geopark activity. From survey results, I revealed that managing Geoparks lead creation of new resources and revitalizing existing resources. Furthermore, Geoparks can lead the cooperation of various organizations in the region, and the management activities by local residents, the management of local resources were also suggested.
