Dstandish's Weblog

Profile: I live in the Veneto region of Italy with my wife, Laura, & 2 sons, Riccardo and Steffan. I teach for the University of Iowa (USA). My book 'Venice in Environmental Peril? Myth and Reality' was published by UPA in the USA in January 2012. Blog posts about problems, challenges and improvements related to Venice are added regularly to this weblog. My writing publications are also added to themed pages. I hope you enjoy the content.

Posts by Dominic Standish:

• Doomsday in #Venice|If we built it today. My comments and others in TV programme on Discovery Science, SKY Vision. After the recent high floods, a timely reflection on different responses.
• Venice suffers its worst floods for 53 years. My assessment, an update on the MOSE mobile dams and comments about the causes and responses on Euronews
• “Facing Rising Water and Rising Tourism, Venice Fights Back.” Article published by Worth in the USA including my comments.
• “Italy’s undemocratic government.” As the new government faces confidence votes, my article published by @spikedonline.
• ‘Italy needs a general election’. As discussions continue to choose a new government, my article published by @spikedonline argues it is better to let voters decide
• “EU drones watch as migrants drown.” My article about how migrants are left to drown and imprisoned. Published by @spikedonline.
• Improving land use to feed more people. Interview with me and an environmental policy specialist on @SkyNews live
• ‘Venice asks other ports to help find solution to cruise ship problems’. Article published in The Guardian including my comments
• ‘Venice Overtourism?’ TV and YouTube interview with me and two Italians on The Newsmakers, @TRT World
• ‘Is mass tourism ruining vacations as we know them?’ My comments as one of three interviewees during live TV and YouTube broadcast by Al Jazeera @AJStream