Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables viii
4. Contributors xi
5. Acknowledgements xii
6. 1 Introduction and Context 1
7. Part 1 Review
8. Introduction 11
9. 2 Revisiting the TALC Model 14
10. 3 Mapping Tourism Area Life Cycle Research: A Bibliometric Analysis 21
11. 4 An Evaluation of the Tourism Resort Life Cycle and the Need for Sustainability Planning 42
12. 5 When Iconic Theory Meets Existential Threat: How the TALC Model Informed Engagement With COVID-19 57
13. 6 A Qualitative and Quantitative Application of the TALC Model to Vietnam Before the COVID-19 Pandemic 70
14. 7 The TALC as a Strategic Model 85
15. 8 Opinions on the Reformation of TALC Studies 97
16. 9 Summary: Revisiting the Model – Present Viewpoints 111
17. Part 2 Relevance
18. Introduction 121
19. 10 Instability and Shifting Control During Stages in Destination Development Revisited 123
20. 11 Revisiting Rhyl and the TALC: A Study of Land Use, Value and Cover, and Tourism Policy in a Traditional Seaside Resort, 1990–2023 138
21. 12 The Role of Place Image in the Decline and Rejuvenation of Traditional English Seaside Resorts 158
22. 13 Smart Specialisation and the Life Cycle of Destinations: An Evolutionary Approach 171
23. 14 From Start-Up to Maturity: Integrating the TALC Model With the Tourism Family Business Life Cycle in a Coastal Destination 188
24. 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 203
25. 16 National and International Political Influences on the TALC 218
26. 17 The TALC: Relevance 40 Years On 228
27. Part 3 Revision
28. Introduction 241
29. 18 The Need to Revise the Conceptual Approach of the TALC Model 242
30. 19 Spare the Child, Spoil the Long-Term Sustainability of the Tourism Industry: What Does That Mean for the TALC? 254
31. 20 The Role of Entrepreneurship in Tourism Destinations: Implications for TALC 269
32. 21 Applying the TALC Model to Northern Ireland: A Destination Facing Recovery from Multiple Crises 285
33. 22 Can Destinations Have Multiple Life Cycles? 303
34. 23 Final Thoughts: Revisions and Modifications to the TALC Model 320
35. Index 339