This book comprises chapters by leading researchers who have reviewed the original model in the light of their own and other conceptual and theoretical positions and models.Sections are on the origins of the TALC, spatial relationships, alternative conceptual approaches, renewing or retiring with the TALC and predicting with the TALC.

Introduction by C. Michael Hall Part 1: The Conceptual Context and Evolution of the TALC 1. The Ontological Foundation of the TALC - Charles S. Johnston 2. Legitimising the TALC as a Theory of Development and Change - K. Michael Haywood Part 2: Spatial Relationships and the TALC 3. Enigma Variations? The TALC, Marketing Models and the Descendants of the Product Life Cycle - Tim Coles 4. TALC and the Spatial Implications of Competition - Andreas Papatheodorou 5. Space-Time Accessibility and the TALC: The Role of Geographies of Spatial Interaction and Mobility in Contributing to an Improved Understanding of Tourism - C. M. Hall Part 3: Alternative Conceptual Approaches and the TALC 6. The Contribution of Entrepreneurship Theory to the TALC Model - Roslyn Russell 7. The TALC and Protected Natural Areas - Sabine Weisenegger 8. Time Path Analysis and TALC Stage Demarcation - Sven Lundtorp and Stephen Wanhill 9. The Implications of Lamarckian Theory for the TALC Model - Neil Ravenscroft and Ion Hadjihambi 10. Chaos Theory and its Application to the TALC Model - Roslyn Russell Part 4: Renewing or Retiring with the TALC 11. The Anatomy of the Rejuvenation Stage of the TALC - Chris Cooper 12. Coastal Resort Restructuring and the TALC - Sheela Agarwal 13. Revisiting the TALC: Is There an Off-Ramp? - Tom G. Baum Part 5: Predicting with the TALC 14. How to Define, Identify and Monitor the Decline of Tourist Destinations: Towards an Early Warning System - Mara Manente and Harald Pechlaner 15. The Predictive Potential of the TALC Model - Ted Berry Part 6: The Future and the TALC References