Session outline
| Union(U) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Session Sub Category | Union | |
| Session ID | U-02 | |
| Title | JpGU-AGU Great Debate: Geoscience and Society | |
| Short title | JpGU-AGU Great Debate: Geoscience and Society | |
| Main Convener | Name | Huixin Liu |
| Affiliation | Earth and Planetary Science Division, Kyushu University SERC, Kyushu University | |
| Co-Convener 1 | Name | Tetsuo Irifune |
| Affiliation | Geodynamics Research Center, Ehime University | |
| Co-Convener 2 | Name | Denis-Didier Rousseau |
| Affiliation | CNRS - ENS | |
| Language | EE | |
| Scope |
This session is held as a joint JpGU-AGU Union session. What is the role of geoscientists? Do we really need geoscientists? And if so how to foster vocations among young generations? We anticipate that this special session will be particularly stimulating, as they will provide useful comparisons of a single situation in two communities with different educational and societal contexts. The 1st and 2nd sessions were held at JpGU 2016, AGU 2016 Fall Meeting. This 3rd session at 2017 JpGU-AGU joint meeting will discuss climate change and natural hazard related issues from 3 aspects: A. Facts: how well do we understand natural phenomena like global warming, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions? What is our ability in predicting them? B. Communication: how to get the important messages across to the public and policy makers? C. Education: how to educate the next generation in schools to increase the social awareness of, and ability to cope with climate change and natural hazards? The panel includes the following experts on these issues from 3 different regions: Europe, Japan, and US. | |
| Type of presentation | Oral and Poster presentation | |
| Invited authors |
Moderator:Gaku Kimura Panelist:Naoshi Hirata, Thorsten Kiefer, Erwan Monier, Terry Nakajima | |