Richard Butler has researched tourism from a geographical perspective for over forty years in Canada and the UK. He is most well known for his adaptation of the life cycle model to tourist destination, and has also published widely on sustainable tourism, and tourism development and impacts.

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• Introduction by C. Michael HallPart 1: The Conceptual Context and Evolution of the TALC1. The Ontological Foundation of the TALC - Charles S. Johnston2. Legitimising the TALC as a Theory of Development and Change - K. Michael HaywoodPart 2: Spatial Relationships and the TALC3. Enigma Variations? The TALC, Marketing Models and the Descendants of the Product Life Cycle - Tim Coles4. TALC and the Spatial Implications of Competition - Andreas Papatheodorou5. 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. HallPart 3: Alternative Conceptual Approaches and the TALC6. The Contribution of Entrepreneurship Theory to the TALC Model - Roslyn Russell7. The TALC and Protected Natural Areas - Sabine Weisenegger8. Time Path Analysis and TALC Stage Demarcation - Sven Lundtorp and Stephen Wanhill9. The Implications of Lamarckian Theory for the TALC Model - Neil Ravenscroft and Ion Hadjihambi10. Chaos Theory and its Application to the TALC Model - Roslyn RussellPart 4: Renewing or Retiring with the TALC11. The Anatomy of the Rejuvenation Stage of the TALC - Chris Cooper12. Coastal Resort Restructuring and the TALC - Sheela Agarwal13. Revisiting the TALC: Is There an Off-Ramp? - Tom G. BaumPart 5: Predicting with the TALC14. How to Define, Identify and Monitor the Decline of Tourist Destinations: Towards an Early Warning System - Mara Manente and Harald Pechlaner15. The Predictive Potential of the TALC Model - Ted BerryPart 6: The Future and the TALCReferences