The Role of Climatic and Bioclimatic Conditions in the Development of Health Tourism Product

Didaskalou, Eleni A.; Nastos, P. T.

doi:10.1080/13032917.2003.9687020

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“…The quantification and assessment of the extreme conditions have to be performed by an appropriate way and not only in terms of air temperature, which is only one of the parameters that influence human thermal comfort and health; the other parameters concern air humidity, wind speed and radiation fluxes (expressed with the mean radiant temperature) (VDI, 1998;McGregor et al, 2002;Zaninovic and Matzarakis, 2009;Didaskalou and Nastos, 2003;Didaskalou et al, 2009;Bleta et al, 2013;Nastos and Matzarakis, 2013). The results based on the frequency diagrams and CTIS approach give an addition for the public and official responsible from urban planning and tourism the possibility to be informed about the present and expected conditions in order to develop and apply mitigation and adaptation possibilities (Matzarakis and Endler, 2010;Bartels et al, 2009).…”

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Quantification of climate-tourism potential for Athens, Greece – Recent and future climate simulations

Matzarakis¹,

Endler²,

Nastos³

2013

Global NEST Journal

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The aim of this paper is to present in a useful and understandable way how climatic change could be interpreted for tourism and recreation. Future climate change conditions are analyzed using the Climate Version of the Local Model (CLM) based on the COSMO model, which is currently usedamong other weather services -by the DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst) for operational weather forecast. The climate simulations concern the future periods 2021-2050 and 2071-2100 against the reference period 1961-1990, under A1B scenario. Based on regional climate simulations, the analysis for tourism can be performed using the Climate-Tourism-Information-Scheme (CTIS). The CTIS contains detailed climate information, which can be used by tourists to anticipate thermal comfort, aesthetical and physical conditions for planning their vacations. Furthermore, the Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (PET), which is one of the most popular physiological thermal indices derived from the human energy balance, is used in the analysis in order to describe the effect of climate. The future simulations concerning PET and CTIS for the area for Athens have been exemplary used, in order to consider them for tourism industry and local authorities for tourism planning.

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Quantification of climate-tourism potential for Athens, Greece – Recent and future climate simulations

Matzarakis¹,

Endler²,

Nastos³

2013

Global NEST Journal

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“…This kind of analysis could be exploited by stake holders and tourism industries in order to promote or develop mitigation and adaptation strategies due to the oncoming climate change. It is worth noting that CTIS, along with bioclimate diagrams, visualize in a user-friendly way the holistic influence of climate on human thermal comfort, taking into consideration not only air temperature but also humidity, wind speed, and radiation fluxes by means of mean radiant temperature [2,5,24,33,37,38].…”

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“…Weather and climate are important factors for tourism decision-making [1][2][3][4]. As the environmental impact is very extensive, the attempt to promote off-peak tourism to traditional or other destinations represents one way of reducing the pressure on the environment [5]. On the other hand, an extension or a shift of the tourism period would be beneficial concerning the resilience and adaptation to global warming [6].…”

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Present and Future Climate—Tourism Conditions in Milos Island, Greece

Nastos

Matzarakis

2019

Atmosphere

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The objective of this study is to analyze the present and future climate-tourism conditions in Milos Island, Cyclades, Greece, by means of the assessment of the three climate components (physical, thermal, and aesthetic), which interprets the so-called climatic tourism potential. Milos Island is chosen as a representative island of the Cyclades complex in the Aegean Sea. Future climate change conditions are analyzed using the high-resolution simulations (grid size 0.11° × 0.11°) of the Regional Climate Model ALADIN 5.2 from Centre National de Recherche Meteorologiques, Meteo France (CNRM). The climate simulations concern the future periods 2021–2050 and 2071–2100 against the reference period 1961–1990, under two Representative Concentration Pathways, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. Based on regional climate simulations, the tourism potential can be described in a meaningful and simple way by applying the Climate-Tourism-Information-Scheme (CTIS), which depicts detailed climate information that could be used by tourists to foresee the thermal comfort, aesthetic, and physical conditions for planning their vacations. More specifically, the thermal climate component is interpreted by the Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (PET), which is one of the most popular physiological thermal indices based on the human energy balance. The findings of the analysis could be used by stakeholders and the tourism industry in decision-making regarding the destination of Milos for tourism planning and touristic infrastructure development.

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“…Tourism in Greece has been growing significantly in certain areas such as Rodos, Crete, Corfu and Myconos. As the environmental impact is very extensive, the attempt to promote off-peak tourism to these or other destinations represents one way of reducing the pressure on the environment (Didaskalou and Nastos, 2003). Besides, health tourism have defined climate as an important factor that satisfies the needs of visitors of a spa/health resort (Didaskalou et al, 2004).…”

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Analysis of tourism potential for Crete island, Greece

Matzarakis¹,

Nastos²

2013

Global NEST Journal

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To describe the tourism potential of an area, not only single meteorological parameters have to be taken into account, but also thermal sensation and people's thermal comfort. The latter can be estimated by the use of human energy balance models and the derived thermal indices, which comprise all relevant meteorological parameters like air temperature, air humidity, wind speed, and short and long wave radiation fluxes. This paper makes an attempt to assess and analyze climatological parameters and the thermal comfort of Crete, its variations and trends for the period of time . In addition, a definition and quantification of the island's tourism potential is carried out. Long term data from several stations are used from the existing climatic and synoptic network of Crete, including daily mean, maximum and minimum temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and cloud cover over the whole island, in order to derive the daily Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (PET) and precipitation. In addition, possible trends of thermal comfort and precipitation on an annual and seasonal basis are analyzed. Additionally, data of the 10-minutes climatology of the Climate Research Unit of the University of Norwich have been processed in order to create high resolution (1 km) mean monthly maps for climatological parameters such as air temperature, precipitation and Physiologically Equivalent Temperature.

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The Role of Climatic and Bioclimatic Conditions in the Development of Health Tourism Product

Cited by 22 publications

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Quantification of climate-tourism potential for Athens, Greece – Recent and future climate simulations

Quantification of climate-tourism potential for Athens, Greece – Recent and future climate simulations

Present and Future Climate—Tourism Conditions in Milos Island, Greece

Analysis of tourism potential for Crete island, Greece

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