Venice's Geography Problem - Will Venice Become an Underwater City ?
Venice is situated on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers. Of course, every beauty comes with dozens of troubles.
During the 20th century, when many artesian wells were sunk into the periphery of the lagoon to draw water for local industry, Venice began to subside. However, the city is still threatened by more frequent low-level floods, that rise to a height of several centimetres over its quays. In many old houses, staircases once used to unload goods are now flooded, rendering the former ground floor uninhabitable.
Studies indicate that the city continues sinking at a relatively slow rate of 1–2 mm per annum;therefore, the state of alert has not been revoked.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:11 Venezia Mestre
0:21 Geography
0:41 Etymology
1:12 The Price Of Elegance
1:42 Venice Carnival
2:12 Quarantine
2:33 Flood
4:08 MOSE Project
4:44 Corruption
5:28 Nowadays
7:07 Tourism
7:43 Banksy
8:12 Marco Polo
9:12 Venezia Santa Lucia
9:21 Next Video
9:41 Outro
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Settis, Salvatore (29 August 2016). "Opinion – Can We Save Venice Before It's Too Late?" – via www.nytimes.com.
"Venice, to be or not to be a UNESCO 'World Heritage in Danger'? That is the question". 25 January 2017.
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For Intro-
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