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Tourism Area Life Cycle Vol.1 : Applications and Modifications.
Title:
Tourism Area Life Cycle Vol.1 : Applications and Modifications.
Author:
Butler, Richard W.
ISBN:
9781845410278
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (403 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1 Foundations of the TALC -- Chapter 1 The Concept of a Tourist Area Cycle of Evolution: Implications for Management of Resources -- Chapter 2 The Origins of the Tourism Area Life Cycle -- Chapter 3 The Application of the TALC Model: A Literature Survey -- Chapter 4 Evolution of Tourism Areas and the Tourism Industry -- Part 2 Implementation of the TALC -- Chapter 5 Lancaster County, the TALC, and the Search for Sustainable Tourism -- Chapter 6 An Empirical Interpretation of the TALC: Tourist Product Life Cycles in the Eastern Townships of Quebec -- Chapter 7 The TALC in China's Tourism Planning: Case Study of Danxia Mountain, Guangdong Province, PRC -- Part 3 The TALC in Heritage Settings -- Chapter 8 The TALC Model and its Application to National Parks: A Canadian Example -- Chapter 9 A Re-foundation of the TALC for Heritage Cities -- Chapter 10 The TALC and Heritage Sites -- Part 4 The TALC and Local Involvement -- Chapter 11 The 'Plantation' Variant of the TALC in the Small-island Caribbean -- Chapter 12 Shoring the Foundations of the TALC in Tropical Island Destinations: Kona, Hawai'i -- Chapter 13 Residents' Perceptions of Tourism Development Over the Early Stages of the TALC -- Chapter 14 The TALC Model and Politics -- Chapter 15 Seeking Sustainable Tourism in Northern Thailand: The Dynamics of the TALC -- Part 5 The TALC and Rejuvenation -- Chapter 16 The Modification of the Tourism Area Life Cycle Model for (Re)inventing a Destination: The Case of the Opatija Riviera, Croatia -- Chapter 17 The Rejuvenation of Atlantic City: The Resort Cycle Recycles -- Chapter 18 Rejuvenating a Maturing Tourist Destination: The Case of the Gold Coast, Australia -- Part 6 Conclusion.

Chapter 19 The King is Dead. Long Live the Product: Elvis, Authenticity, Sustainability and the Product Life Cycle -- References.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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