Applications and modifications / edited by Richard W. Butler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Butler, Richard, 1943-

Series:

Aspects of tourism ; 28.

The tourism area life cycle ; 1

Aspects of tourism ; 28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume contains specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers who have used and modified the original TALC model over the past two decades, a reprint of the original article, a discussion of its origins, and a comprehensive review of most of the published material using the TALC. The book is divided into four sections, the foundations of the TALC, the TALC in heritage settings, local involvement and the TALC, and the TALC and rejuvenation. The concluding chapter discusses the relevance of the model to both sustainability and the late Elvis Presley.

Contents:

Front matter

DEDICATION

IN MEMORIAM

Contents

Acknowledgements

Contributors

Introduction

1. The Concept of a Tourist Area Cycle of Evolution: Implications for Management of Resources

2. The Origins of the Tourism Area Life Cycle

3. The Application of the TALC Model: A Literature Survey

4. Evolution of Tourism Areas and the Tourism Industry

5. Lancaster County, the TALC, and the Search for Sustainable Tourism

6. An Empirical Interpretation of the TALC: Tourist Product Life Cycles in the Eastern Townships of Quebec

7. The TALC in China’s Tourism Planning: Case Study of Danxia Mountain, Guangdong Province, PRC

8. The TALC Model and its Application to National Parks: A Canadian Example

9. A Re-foundation of the TALC for Heritage Cities

10. The TALC and Heritage Sites

11. The ‘Plantation’ Variant of the TALC in the Small-island Caribbean

12. Shoring the Foundations of the TALC in Tropical Island Destinations: Kona, Hawai’i

13. Residents’ Perceptions of Tourism Development Over the Early Stages of the TALC

14. The TALC Model and Politics

15. Seeking Sustainable Tourism in Northern Thailand: The Dynamics of the TALC

16. The Modification of the Tourism Area Life Cycle Model for (Re)inventing a Destination: The Case of the Opatija Riviera, Croatia

17. The Rejuvenation of Atlantic City: The Resort Cycle Recycles

18. Rejuvenating a Maturing Tourist Destination: The Case of the Gold Coast, Australia

19. The King Is Dead. Long Live the Product: Elvis, Authenticity, Sustainability and the Product Life Cycle

References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610501717

9781280501715

1280501715

9781845410278

1845410270

OCLC:

475970784