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WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE, TOURISM AND RECREATION
5 -10 October 2001, Halkidi, Greece.
International Society of Biometeorology,
Commission on Climate, Tourism and Recreation
and
Centre of Environmental Education of Arnea
and
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Program
Synopsis
Friday 5 October:
Opening
Welcome social ( 1900 hrs)
Saturday 6 October:
Approaches to Climate-Tourism Research (0900-1900hrs)
Sunday 7 October:
Methods and Applications (0900-1900hrs)
Monday 8 October:
Tourism Industry/Climate and Weather Information (0900-1330hrs)
Summary overview of Workshop: outcomes and future directions
(1700-1900 hrs)
Tuesday 9 October:
Excursion (0900 hrs)
Wednesday 10 October: Delegates depart.
Saturday 6 October: Approaches to Climate-Tourism Research
0900-0930 hrs: Opening
0930-1300 hrs:
Oral Presentations.
Chair: Andreas Matzarakis
THEORY, CONCEPTS AND METHODS IN CLIMATE TOURISM RESEARCH.
Chris de Freitas, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
EVALUATING DOMESTIC TOURISTS' ATTITUDES TO BRITISH WEATHER - A
QUALITATIVE APPROACH. Melanie Limb and Greg Spellman, University College
Northampton, United Kingdom
MORE HEAT AND DROUGHT--- CAN MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM SURVIVE AND
PROSPER? Allen Perry, Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea.
1100-1130 hrs Coffee/tea Break
Chair: Chris de Freitas
MORE HEAT AND DROUGHT--- CAN MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM SURVIVE AND
PROSPER? Allen Perry, Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea.
CLIMATE IMPACTS ON THE DEMAND FOR TOURISM. Maureen Agnew, University of
East Anglia, Great Britain.
THE BIOCLIMATIC DIVERSITY OF BULGARIA: A RESOURCE OR A LIMITING
FACTOR OF RECREATION AND TOURISM? Zoya Mateeva, Institute of Geography at
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
USING A MODIFIED ‘TOURISM CLIMATE INDEX’ TO EXAMINE THE
IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR CLIMATE AS A NATURAL RESOURCE
FOR TOURISM. Daniel Scott, Geoff McBoyle, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
Brain-storming Session
Rapporteur: Allen Perry
1700-1800 hrs
Discussion: Theory, key concepts, methods - review of day’s papers,
1800-1900 hrs
Summary overview of session: Notes/Report
Sunday 7 October: Methods and Applications
0900-1330 hrs
Chair: Kris Blazejczyk
TOURISM IN THE LAND OF THE OZONE HOLE: A PERCEPTION STUDY. L. Michael
Trapasso, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, USA.
ASSESSING CLIMATE FOR TOURISM PURPOSES: EXISTING METHODS AND
TOOLS FOR THE THERMAL COMPLEX. Andreas Matzarakis, Meteorological Institute,
University of Freiburg, Germany.
ANALYSIS OF A HEAT WAVE PHENOMENON OVER GREECE AND IT’S
IMPLICATIONS FOR TOURISM AND RECREATION. Balafoutis, Ch. J. and
Makrogiannis, T. J., Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Greece.
1030-1100 hrs: Coffee/tea Break
Chair: Christos Balafoutis
THE INFLUENCE OF THE WEATHER UPON THE RECREATIONAL USE OF THE
DANUBE FLOOD PLAINS NATIONAL PARK, VIENNA, AUSTRIA. Christine
Brandenburg, Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna, Austria.
ASSESSMENT OF RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL OF BIOCLIMATE BASED ON THE
HUMAN HEAT BALANCE. Krzysztof Blazejczyk, Bydgoszcz Academy, Faculty of
Geography, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
ASSESSING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE ALPINE SKIING INDUSTRY IN ONTARIO,
CANADA TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE. Daniel Scott, Geoff McBoyle,
Brian Mills, Geoff Wall, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
CLIMATE AND BIOCLIMATE INFORMATION FOR TOURISM IN GREECE. Andreas
Matzarakis, Meteorological Institute, University of Freiburg, Germany.
THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE ON THE USE OF OPEN SPACES IN THE URBAN
ENVIRONMENT: RELATION TO TOURISM. Marialena Nikolopoulou, Centre for
Renewable Energy Sources, Pikermi, Greece.
Brain-storming Session
Rapporteur: Daniel Scott/Geoff McBoyle/Geoff Wall
1700-1800 hrs
Discussion:, Key concepts, methods, applications - review of day’s papers,
1800-1900 hrs
Summary overview of day’s session: Notes/Report
Monday 8 October: Tourism Industry/Climate and Weather
Information for Tourism
0900-1330 hrs
Chair: Barbara Morehouse
NEEDS OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WITH REGARD TO CLIMATE AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION. Woff M. Iwand, Department of Environment, TUI.
LINKS AMONG CLIMATE, FOREST FIRE, AND RECREATION IN THE US
SOUTHWEST. Barbara J. Morehouse, University of Arizona, USA.
CLIMATOLOGICAL BASIS FOR PLANNING IN MOUNTAIN RECREATION. Marjana
Gajic-Capka, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, CROATIA.
1030-1100 hrs: Coffee/tea Break
Chair: David Viner
CLIMATE CHANGE: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL TOURISM. David Viner and
Maureen Agnew, University of East Anglia, Great Britain.
CLIMATE AND TOURISM – AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE. Carol J. Skinner, Bureau
of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia and Richard J. de Dear, Macquarie University, Sydney,
Australia.
MOVEMENT ADAPTATION TO AREAS WITH GREAT VARIABILITY OF NATURE
FACTORS. Elena Golovina and Marianna Makhova, Russian State Hydrometeorological
University, St.-Petersburg, Russia.
BIOMETEOROLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF CROATIAN ADRIATIC COAST. Ksenija
Zaninović, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia.
Final Workshop Session: Summary and Overview
1700-1900 hrs
Raporteurs: Chris de Freitas and Andreas Matzarakis
Summary-overview of Workshop:
Outcomes, Final Report, Future Directions, Projects, Research
Sponsors:
Municipality of Sithonia
Centre of Environmental Education of Arnea
Research Council, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
International Society of Biometeorology
Springer
Metek