Thermal bioclimate and climate tourism analysis for odessa, black sea

Abstract

Climate is a main component of nature that, in addition to being a valuable resource, determines the possibility of development of tourism. Apparently, climate and its characteristics determine touristic demand. Choosing a place for vacation or recreation, tourists primarily prefer an optimal climate and weather conditions. Human‐biometeorological resources characterize the connection of climate with a thermal state and health of humans, peculiarities of recreation and health evaluation of the environment. In order to distinguish thermal bioclimate, the physiologically equivalent temperature is used, based on the various meteorological parameters (air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and radiation) that reflect the human conditions and the thermal comfort perception. In addition for the analysis of the climatic tourism potential, the Climate‐Transfer/Tourism‐Information Scheme was applied. The results can be useful for tourists in order to determine the best time to take a vacation based on their recreational activity such as sports, medical, health (thalassotherapy, heliotherapy, balneology etc.) according to bioclimatic conditions and their own preferences.

Recent trends on human thermal bioclimate conditions in Kyiv, Ukraine

“…The results obtained in this study showed that the annual average value of PET in Kyiv is 11.7°C, in Odesa (a big Ukrainian city on the Black Sea shore) is 11.2°C (Katerusha & Matzarakis, 2015), in Szombathely (Hungary) (Gulyás & Matzarakis, 2009) is 13.7°C. The settlements which are located more to the south and characterized by warmer climate, naturally have noticeably higher mean PET values.…”

“…The RayMan model has been broadly applied worldwide in different investigations on human-biometeorology, for instance in Germany (Matzarakis & Endler, 2010), Poland (Błażejczyk & Matzarakis, 2007), Nigeria (Omonijo et al, 2013), Egypt (Hassaan & Mahmoud, 2011), Greece (Matzarakis & Nastos, 2011a), China (Lin & Matzarakis, 2011), Hungary (Gulyás & Matzarakis, 2009), Brazil (Abreu-Harbich, Labaki, & Matzarakis, 2014) and many other places, as well as in Ukraine (Katerusha & Matzarakis, 2015).…”

“…Therefore, characteristics of all-year thermal bioclimatic conditions and long-term analysis of changes of bioclimatic index values should be done for every city, not only because of the benefits of deeper scientific understanding, but also because of the important practical relevance for policy and planning across a number of sectors. The research of bioclimatic conditions in all months of the year on the basis of PET was conducted for Odesa (Ukraine) by Katerusha and Matzarakis (2015), for Budapest (Hungary) by Kovács and Németh (2012), as well as for Paris, Rome and Budapest based on the UTCI by Idzikowska (2010).…”

Bioclimatic and climatic tourism conditions at Zlatibor Mountain (Western Serbia)

“…The environmental resources that are the foundation for tourism/recreation are influenced by weather and climate which also affect the length and quality of tourism and recreation seasons, the health of tourists, and even the quality of tourism experiences (Scott et al, 2004;Katerusha and Matzarakis, 2015;Stojsavljević et al, 2016). Information about climate that is provided to tourists and tourism industry should include not only its general features (mean monthly and annual values of particular climate elements), but also detailed information about thermal comfort as well as aesthetic and physical weather factors (de Freitas, 2003).…”

“…PET was used to estimate bioclimatic conditions in different places around the world (e.g., Gulyas et al, 2006;Kovács et al, 2017;Thorsson et al, 2007;Grigorieva and Matzarakis, 2011). Additionally, PET was used to evaluate bioclimatological potential for tourism and recreation in various destinations in different climate zones (e.g., Matzarakis et al, 2013;Katerusha and Matzarakis, 2015;Çalışkan et al, 2011;Brosy et al, 2014;Zaninović and Matzarakis, 2009). The first results of biometeorological parameters in Serbia (Vojvodina, northern part of Serbia) were given by Basarin, et al, (2014).…”