The Tourism Area Life Cycle Vol.2 : Conceptual And Theoretical Issues

Acknowledgements ix Contributors xi Introduction xv C. Michael Hall Part 1: The Conceptual Context and Evolution of the TALC 1(44) The Ontological Foundation of the TALC 7(22) Samuel Johnston Legitimising the TALC as a Theory of Development and Change 29(16) K. Michael Haywood Part 2: Spatial Relationships and the TALC 45(56) Enigma Variations? The TALC, Marketing Models and the Descendants of the Product Life Cycle 49(18) Tim Coles TALC and the Spatial Implications of Competition 67(16) Andreas Papatheodorou Space--Time Accessibility and the TALC: The Role of Geographies of Spatial Interaction and Mobility in Contributing to an Improved Understanding of Tourism 83(18) C. Michael Hall Part 3: Alternative Conceptual Approaches and the TALC 101(80) The Contribution of Entrepreneurship Theory to the TALC Model 105(19) Roslyn Russell The TALC and Protected Natural Areas: African Examples 124(14) Sabine Weizenegger Time Path Analysis and TALC Stage Demarcation 138(12) Svend Lundtorp Stephen Wanhill The Implications of Lamarckian Theory for the TALC model 150(14) Neil Ravenscroft Ion Hadjihambi Chaos Theory and its Application to the TALC model 164(17) Roslyn Russell Part 4: Renewing or Retiring with the TALC 181(50) The Anatomy of the Rejuvenation Stage of the TALC 183(18) C. Cooper Coastal Resort Restructuring and the TALC 201(18) Sheela Agarwal Revisiting the TALC: Is There an Off-Ramp? 219(12) Tom G. Baum Part 5: Predicting with the TALC 231(50) How to Define, Identify and Monitor the Decline of Tourist Destinations: Towards an Early Warning System 235(19) Mara Manente Harald Pechlaner The Predictive Potential of the TALC Model 254(27) Ted Berry Part 6: The Future and the TALC 281(10) References 291