Richard Butler 
The Tourism Area Life Cycle, Vol. 1 [PDF ebook] 
Applications and Modifications

Introduction by C. Michael Hall

Part 1: Foundations of the TALC

1. The Concept of a Tourism Area Cycle of Evolution: Implications for Management of Resources — Richard W. Butler

2. The Origins of the Tourism Area Life Cycle — Richard W. Butler

3. The Application of the TALC Model: A Literature Survey - Richard M. Lagiewski

4. Evolution of Tourism Areas and the Tourism Industry — K. Michael Haywood

Part 2: Implementation of the TALC

5. Lancaster County, The TALC and the Search for Sustainable Tourism — Gary R. Hovinen

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

7. The TALC in China’s Tourism Planning: Case Study of Danxia Mountain, Guangdong Province, PRC — J. Bao and C. Zhang

Part 3: The TALC in Heritage Settings

8. The TALC Model and its Application to National Parks: A Canadian Example - Stephen W. Boyd

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

10. The TALC and Heritage Sites — Jane Malcolm-Davies

Part 4: The TALC and Local Involvement

11. The ‘Plantation’ Variation of the TALC in the Small Island Caribbean — D. B. Weaver

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

13. Residents’ Perceptions of Tourism Development Over the Early Stages of the TALC — Jerry D. Johnson and David J. Snepenger

14. The TALC Model and Politics — Bonnie Martin

15. Seeking Sustainable Tourism in Northern Thailand: The Dynamics of The TALC — J. Marois and T. Hinch

Part 5: The TALC and Rejuvenation

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

17. The Rejuvenation of Atlantic City: The Resort Cycle Recycles - Charles Stansfield

18. Rejuvenating a Maturing Tourist Destination: The Case of the Gold Coast, Australia - Bill Faulkner and Carmen Tideswell

Part 6: Conclusion

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

References

Richard Butler is Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde, UK and the University of Western Ontario, Canada. His research focuses on destination development, remote and insular areas, impacts of tourism, sustainability and overtourism.