Imagineering Uneven Geographical Development in Central Florida |
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| Authors: | Kris Bezdecny |
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| Institution: | Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio |
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| Abstract: | In an era when it is proclaimed that, through globalization, the world has become flat, the unevenness of economic and social development is often overlooked or suppressed. This case study explores the conditions of uneven geographical development in the urban space of central Florida. Focusing primarily on the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), better known to much of the world as Walt Disney World, and on Celebration, the community developed by the Disney Corporation in the 1990s, the relationship between tourism, the defining economic sector in the region, and uneven geographical development is explored. This study shows that the theory of uneven geographical development applies well to a region that is heavily dependent upon the tourist sector for its economy, and thereby works to control the narrative of that space to continue attracting consumers. |
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| Keywords: | uneven geographical development urban theming Celebration Reedy Creek Improvement District Walt Disney World |
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