The Tourism Area Life Cycle : Review, Relevance and Revision.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Richard.

Series:

Aspects of Tourism Series

Aspects of Tourism Series ; v.100

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Tourism--Environmental aspects.

Tourism.

Tourism--Research--Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Channel View Publications, Limited, 2024.

Summary:

The Tourism Area Life Cycle model has been cited and used by academics and those in the industry for over 40 years. This book provides an overview of the contribution of the model, its strengths and weaknesses, and particularly its relevance in the 21st century. The final section considers revisions and concludes with a new version of the model.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Contributors

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction and Context

Part 1 Review

Introduction

2 Revisiting the TALC Model

3 Mapping Tourism Area Life Cycle Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

4 An Evaluation of the Tourism Resort Life Cycle and the Need for Sustainability Planning

5 When Iconic Theory Meets Existential Threat: How the TALC Model Informed Engagement With COVID-19

6 A Qualitative and Quantitative Application of the TALC Model to Vietnam Before the COVID-19 Pandemic

7 The TALC as a Strategic Model

8 Opinions on the Reformation of TALC Studies

9 Summary: Revisiting the Model – Present Viewpoints

Part 2 Relevance

10 Instability and Shifting Control During Stages in Destination Development Revisited

11 Revisiting Rhyl and the TALC: A Study of Land Use, Value and Cover, and Tourism Policy in a Traditional Seaside Resort, 1990–2023

12 The Role of Place Image in the Decline and Rejuvenation of Traditional English Seaside Resorts

13 Smart Specialisation and the Life Cycle of Destinations: An Evolutionary Approach

14 From Start-Up to Maturity: Integrating the TALC Model With the Tourism Family Business Life Cycle in a Coastal Destination

15 Applying Golf Tourism to the TALC Model and as a Catalyst for Coastal Rejuvenation: The Case of The Open, at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland

16 National and International Political Influences on the TALC

17 The TALC: Relevance 40 Years On

Part 3 Revision

18 The Need to Revise the Conceptual Approach of the TALC Model

19 Spare the Child, Spoil the Long-Term Sustainability of the Tourism Industry: What Does That Mean for the TALC?

20 The Role of Entrepreneurship in Tourism Destinations: Implications for TALC

21 Applying the TALC Model to Northern Ireland: A Destination Facing Recovery from Multiple Crises

22 Can Destinations Have Multiple Life Cycles?

23 Final Thoughts: Revisions and Modifications to the TALC Model

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781845419141

1845419146

9781845419158

1845419154

OCLC:

1446132489