The Venetian lagoon extends for 212 square miles and comprises the city of Venice and 50 smaller islands together with sandbanks and mudflats, making the wetland area one of the most rich and fragile ecosystem in the Mediterranean Sea. Venice, built on millions of wooden piles driven into marshy ground, has been sinking into the Adriatic for 1,000 years. Venetians have coped with the acqua alta (high water) but the floods of November 1966, much deeper...
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Climate resilient cities : a primer on reducing vulnerabilities to disasters - Venice, Italy
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Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery