Developments in Tourism Climatology
Edited by  A. Matzarakis, C. R. de Freitas and D. Scott

December 2007

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Citation: 
Matzarakis, A., de Freitas, C.R., Scott, D. (eds.) 2007: Developments in Tourism Climatology. Commission Climate, Tourism and Recreation. International Society of Biometeorology. ISBN: 978-3-00-024110-9.

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Preface

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Climate, tourism and recreation – A decade of the ISB’s Commission on Climate, Tourism and Recreation - C. R. de Freitas, A. Matzarakis and D. Scott

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Climate and bioclimate information for tourism – The example of Evros prefecture in Greece - A. Matzarakis

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Climate preferences for tourism: An exploratory Tri-Nation comparison - D. Scott, S. Gössling and C. R. de Freitas

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Biometeorological basis for Croatian tourism - K. Zaninovic and A. Matzarakis

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The importance of climate for recreational planning in rural areas - Case Study of Mugla province - M. Topay

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Variation of thermal bioclimate in the Lake Balaton tourist region ( Hungary ) -A. Nemeth, V. Schlanger and A. Katona

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Snow baseline conditions and changes for winter tourism - M. Gajic-Capka

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Assessment method for climate and tourism based on daily data - A. Matzarakis

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Bioclimate and tourism potential in National Parks of Taiwan - T.-P. Lin and A. Matzarakis

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North-South variation of bioclimatic parameters in Argentina during summer months - A. Helbig, A. Matzarakis and E. Piacentini

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How does climate effectively affect tourism? The advantage of weather type methodology - H. Andrade, M. J. Alcoforado and S. Oliveira

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Using webcam images for climate and tourism research - A. Moreno

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Estimation of climatic resources for summer sport recreation in the Jewish Autonomous Region of Russia - E. Grigorieva and E. Fetisov

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The heatwaves over southern Balkans as an indicator of the climate change: A case study on August 2006 - Ch. Balafoutis

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"The sky fell down” - Perceptions and implications of extreme weather events for Hungarian tourism - T. Rátz and K. Szalai

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Weather and climate as limiting factors in winter tourism in polar areas: Changing climate and nature-based tourism in Northern Finland - K. Tervo

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Weather limitations for winter and summer tourism in Central Europe - K. Blazejczyk

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Analysis of summer tourism period for Austria based on climate variables on daily basis - A. Matzarakis, E. Koch and E. Rudel

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RayMan: A tool for tourism and applied climatology - A. Matzarakis and F. Rutz

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The need of the weather forecasts adapted for recreation in Lithuania - J. Liukaityte

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Biometeorological conditions in mountainous communities and adjacent urban center in Greece by the use of indices: The case study of Mountainous Nafpaktia - A. Kamoutsis, A. Matsoukis, I. Charalampopoulos and A. Chronopoulou-Sereli

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The human comfort conditions in Bulgarian Black seaside - A. Tzenkova, J. Ivancheva, E. Koleva and P. Videnov

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Spa destination development using a decision support system - The role of climate and bioclimate - E. A. Didascalou, P. Th. Nastos and A. Matzarakis

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Bioclimate information for climate therapy in Istanbul - A. Matzarakis and Z. Karagülle

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The impacts of climate change on ski resorts and tourist traffic - M. Tepfenhart, W. Mauser and F. Siebel

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Snowmaking - A suitable adaptation strategy? Examples from Tyrol/Austria - R. Steiger

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Using an analogue approach to examine climate change vulnerability of the New England (USA) ski tourism industry - J. Dawson, D. Scott and G. McBoyle

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Climate change vulnerability of the US Northeast ski industry - D. Scott and J. Dawson

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The potential influences of climate change on tourist demand in winter sport centres in Slovenia - K. Vrtacnik Garbas

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Climate trends and sustainable development of tourism in coastal and low mountain range regions (CAST) - C. Bartels, H. Heinrichs, M. Barth, E. Kreilkamp, A. Matzarakis and A. Möller

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Acclimatization demands of recreationists moving within the southern region of the Russian Far East - E. Grigorieva

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Weather dependence of tourist’s spatial behaviour and destination choices: Case study with passive mobile positioning data in Estonia - O. Järv, A. Aasa, R. Ahas and E. Saluveer

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“Summer (2007) set in with its usual severity” (Coleridge) - Impacts on tourism and the insurance industries - A. Perry

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Sensitivity of thermal conditions for tourism to climate change and variability: A comparison of regional scale case studies - C. R. de Freitas and A. Matzarakis

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Climate change scenarios and tourism - How to handle and operate with data – A. Matzarakis, O. Matuschek, R. Neumcke, F. Rutz and M. Zalloom

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Climate Change = Tourism Change? Likely impacts of climate change on tourism in Germany 's North Sea Coast Destinations - J. Willms

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The impacts of climate change on tourism and potential adaptation responses in Coastal and Alpine Regions - T. Cegnar

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Climate change and climate-tourism relationships in Germany - C. Endler and A. Matzarakis

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Climate change and tourism in the Black Forest in Germany – A tourism and climate approach for forest areas - K. Oehler and A. Matzarakis

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How can recreation and tourism benefit from multi-disciplinary approaches to assess and adapt to climate change? Lessons from the U.S. Southwest -B. Morehouse, G. Frisvold and R. Bark

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Adaptive responses of tourism to climate change - A sociological perspective - J. Jetzkowitz

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