WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE, TOURISM AND RECREATION from 5 -10 October 2001, Department of Meteorology and Climatology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Organised by the International Society of Biometeorology, Commission on Climate, Tourism and Recreation Program Methods for assessing relationships between climate and tourism ASSESSING CLIMATE FOR TOURISM PURPOSES: EXISTING METHODS AND TOOLS FOR THE THERMAL COMPLEX, Andreas Matzarakis, Meteorological Institute, University of Freiburg, Germany ASSESSMENT OF RECREATIONAL POTENTIAL OF BIOCLIMATE BASED ON THE HUMAN HEAT BALANCE, Krzysztof Blazejczyk, Bydgoszcz Academy, Faculty of Geography, Bydgoszcz, Poland Evaluating domestic tourists' attitudes to British Weather - a qualitative approach, Melanie Limb and Greg Spellman, University College Northampton, United Kingdom CLIMATE AND TOURISM INDEX (CTI). A ASSESSMENT IN VARADERO, Barbaro Moya, CITMA, Matenzas, Cuba Implications of extreme atmospheric events for tourism and recreation 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 LINKS AMONG CLIMATE, FOREST FIRE, AND RECREATION IN THE US SOUTHWEST, Barbara J. Morehouse, University of Arizona, USA MORE HEAT AND DROUGHT--- CAN MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM SURVIVE AND PROSPER?, Allen Perry, Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea Climate as a natural resource-base (of an area) for tourism Economic significance of climate and climate variability for the tourism industry Effects of weather and climate on tourism ‘demand’ CLIMATE IMPACTS ON THE DEMAND FOR TOURISM, Maureen Agnew, UEA, Great Britain Needs of the tourist and travel industries for climate and weather information CLIMATE AND BIOCLIMATE INFORMATION FOR TOURISM IN GREECE, Andreas Matzarakis, Meteorological Institute, University of Freiburg, Germany 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 CLIMATOLOGICAL BASIS FOR PLANNING IN MOUNTAIN RECREATION, Marjana Gajic-Capka, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, CROATIA MOUNTAIN WEATHER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION FOR TOURISTS AND TOURIST INDUSTRY Tanja Cegnar, Hydrometeorological Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Role and significance of climate in itinerary planning and air-travel schedules Advisory services for proper climatic adaptation of travellers MOVEMENT ADAPTATION TO AREAS WITH GREAT VARIABILITY OF NATURE FACTORS, Elena Golovina and Marianna Makhova, Russian State Hydrometeorological University, St.-Petersburg, Russia Weather and climate as limiting factors in tourism THE BIOCLIMATIC DIVERSITY OF BULGARIA: A RESOURCE OR A LIMITING FACTOR OF THE RECREATION AND TOURISM?, Zoya Mateeva, Institute of Geography at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria 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 BIOMETEOROLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF CROATIAN ADRIATIC COAST, Ksenija Zaninović, Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia Climotherapy and health tourism Thalassotherapy (sea water and ocean climates for health purposes) THALASSOTHERAPEUTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TURKISH COASTAL AREAS OF MEDITERRANEAN SEA, Mine Karagülle, Serdar Bahadır, M. Zeki Karagülle, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey Climate change and its effects on tourism and recreation Climate Change: The Implications for Global Tourism, David Viner and Maureen Agnew, UEA, Great Britain 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 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 TOURISM IN THE LAND OF THE OZONE HOLE: A Perception Study, L. Michael Trapasso, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, USA