Eighth Forum/intorduction to Cities
Week 8 (Chapter 7) Question:
On page 171, David Harvey’s understanding of the “…marketplace [becoming] truly global” due to advances in the technology and speed of the Internet is discussed. In a sense, New Orleans has historically been a type of “global city” due to its primacy as a freight node because of the Port. Do you think New Orleans is still a valid global city in the modern world economy?





