Visitors Only? New Orleans’ Tourism Industry and the Construction of Space in the City

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2013-05

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The Ohio State University

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This paper addresses a major focus of urban studies: the politics of local economic development in the US city. It does so through a case study of New Orleans and its tourism industry. Specifically, it examines development based on tourism by analyzing it within the context of the industry's drive to create an "authentic New Orleans experience." This then creates a situation in which the industry becomes involved in the neighborhoods and wage relations in the city.

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New Orleans, Urban Geography, Geographies of Tourism

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