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DRAFT (26/8/01)
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 Thessalloniki
Program
Synopsis
Friday 5 October:
Opening
Welcome social ( XXXX p.m.)
Saturday 6 October:
Approaches to Climate-Tourism Research (0830-1900hrs)
Sunday 7 October:
Methods and Applications (0830-1900hrs)
Monday 8 October:
Tourism Industry/Climate and Weather Information (0830-1300hrs)
Summary overview of Workshop: outcomes and future directions
(1700-1900 hrs)
Tuesday 9 October:
Excursion (0830 hrs)
Wednesday 10 October: Delegates depart.
Saturday 6 October: Approaches to Climate-Tourism Research
0830-0900 hrs: Opening
0900-1300 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
CLIMATE AND TOURISM INDEX: AN ASSESSMENT IN VARADERO. Barbaro Moya,
CITMA, Matenzas, Cuba.
1030-1100 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
0830-1300 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.
1000-1030 hrs: Coffee/tea Break
Chair: Christos Balafoutis
THALASSOTHERAPEUTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TURKISH COASTAL AREAS OF
MEDITERRANEAN SEA. Mine Karagülle, Serdar Bahadır, M. Zeki Karagülle, Istanbul
Medical Faculty, Turkey.
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
0830-1330 hrs
Chair: Barbara Mourehouse
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.
1000-1030 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.
MOUNTAIN WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR TOURISTS AND THE
TOURISM INDUSTRY. Tanja Cegnar, Hydrometeorological Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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