What is the current state of urban tourism in Cincinnati and can it revitalize the inner city?
Professor Michael Romanos: Cincinnati in the nineteenth century was one of the great gates to the West, and for many years it was a major economic and industrial centre, thanks to its location on the Ohio river. It gradually lost its primacy as railroads gradually gained dominance over river and canal transportation, and eventually became part of the American rust belt as its manufacturing base aged and lost its competitive advantage. More recently, the city has been making major efforts to transform itself into a modern economic centre based on the New Economy, with advanced technology, services, research hand education, and tourism as its foundations. The effort has been only partially successful. The regional economy is thriving (Greater Cincinnati encompasses a 15-county metropolitan region with 2.2 million people and steady population and employment growth), but the city has been unable to reverse its population loosing trends to date. The racial conflicts that caused riots in the
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