Relation between bioclimatic and economic indicators with tourist arrivals in an Ionian Island in Greece

Vasileios C. Drosos; Dimitrios Lazaris; Iordanis Kasapidis; Ioannis Sismanidis; Evripidis D. Farmakis

doi:10.1117/12.2681924

21 September 2023 Relation between bioclimatic and economic indicators with tourist arrivals in an Ionian Island in Greece

Vasileios C. Drosos, Dimitrios Lazaris, Iordanis Kasapidis, Ioannis Sismanidis, Evripidis D. Farmakis

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Proceedings Volume 12786, Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023); 127860N (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2681924
Event: Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023), 2023, Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Abstract

The Mediterranean biogeographical region is considered particularly vulnerable to climate change. This is due to the sensitivity of natural and social systems to drought as well as the observed trend of rising temperatures that strongly affects several vital economic sectors such as tourism. The impact of climate change on tourist areas in Greece is expected to vary by region based on certain scenarios. The purpose of this research is to investigate the way in which various bioclimatic and socio-economic indicators are related to the tourist flow in the island of Lefkada. The analysis of the climatic data showed us that the climate of the island shows a stability in the period 2002-2019. Bioclimatic indices did not show a statistically significant correlation with the tourist flow except for the thermal comfort index (SSI, Summer Simmer Index) in contrast to the economic indicators. The SSI and the Human Development Index (HDI) showed the strongest correlation with the tourist flow. In addition, the HDI index appears to be contributing to the SSI but has a stronger linear relationship with tourism flow. The application of a multiple linear regression model using SSI and HDI shows that their changes can affect the flow of tourists by 15% and 20%, respectively.

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Vasileios C. Drosos, Dimitrios Lazaris, Iordanis Kasapidis, Ioannis Sismanidis, and Evripidis D. Farmakis "Relation between bioclimatic and economic indicators with tourist arrivals in an Ionian Island in Greece", Proc. SPIE 12786, Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023), 127860N (21 September 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2681924

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Climate change

Air temperature

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