ABSTRACT
The mountain range of the Upper Black Forest forms a well-established tourist destination in southwest Germany. Traditionally shaped by agriculture, mining and handicrafts, the regional economy developed several sites for industrial production in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tourism, however, has become increasingly important and influential in shaping the Upper Black Forest and its imaginary. In this chapter, we suggest conceptualising tourism development as an ongoing process of co-construction involving tourism professionals, visitors and residents. We argue that the “before” and “after” of tourism are inherent in reassembling the spatio-temporalities of tourism. Focusing on the mutual transformation of tourism and ordinary places of everyday life allows us to better understand how the “before” and the “after” are part and parcel of the continuously contested present of tourism.
