Don’t panic about new sinking data for Venice!
As reported by CBS News on 21 March 2012, a new study has revealed a slight increase in the rates of subsidence for different parts of Venice between 2000 and 2010: City of Venice still sinking, study says The new study finds that between 2000 and 2010 the city of Venice was subsiding at the … Continue reading
Exhibition on the birth of the modern landscape
I would like to strongly recommend a current exhibition at the Palazzo Reale in Milan which I visited today with my family and runs until 2 May 2012. The exhibition concentrates on the work of Titian, although also features many of his contemporaries including Bellini, Giorgione, Veronese, Jacopo Bassano, Marco Basaiti, Cima da Conegliano, Giovanni … Continue reading
Venice City Council approves Benetton’s conversion of a Venetian palace into a megastore
Venice City Council approved the conversion of an ancient Venetian palace into a shopping mall after a ‘marathon’ meeting late into the night of 11 March 2013. Of 28 councillors, 18 voted in favour, 7 against, 2 abstained and one did not vote. This was reported by the ANSA news agency here: Venezia:ok Comune a … Continue reading
Sustainable development plan passed by Venice City Council
After much debate and many revisions, Venice City Council voted in favour of a plan for the future development of the territory in the early hours of 1 February 2012. A majority vote in favour of the plan was achieved despite demonstrations outside the Venice City Council building and disturbances inside that led to suspensions … Continue reading
The Angels in Venice’s St Mark’s Church are flying again
An important mosaic in St Mark’s Church has been restored and is now open for public viewing again. 26 scenes, including the foundation of the world, the creation of the first man, the original sin and the expulsion from Eden are represented inside the Dome of the Creation. The mosaic captures these important scenes in … Continue reading
Venice: a shifting metaphor for the human condition – article on Spiked-Online
This article is an edited extract from my book Venice in Environmental Peril? Myth and Reality (2012). The article was published on 27 January 2012 and can be read by clicking on the link below: Venice: a shifting metaphor for the human condition The article is adapted from the book’s conclusion, so is not exactly … Continue reading
UNESCO warning to Venice, London and Seville about modern cruise ships and buildings
Venice is at the forefront of UNESCO warnings about the dangers of modern cruise ships and buildings. UNESCO has called for restrictions on the passage of cruise ships through the Venetian lagoon. Following the Costa Concordia cruise ship crash, UNESCO has expressed concern about the risks to Venice caused by cruise ships in a statement: … Continue reading
Environmentalists in Venice are riding the waves of a cruise crash
Venice’s No Grandi Navi (No Big Ships) campaign, which is supported by many environmentalists, has been bolstered by the Costa Concordia cruise ship crash. But the campaign’s claims do not justify the banning of cruise ships from the Venetian lagoon. Nor do they merit the phasing out of cruise ship passage through the waters of … Continue reading
You Tube film of Venice and Tourism debate
The film of the debate ‘Death in Venice: is tourism killing or saving the city?’ can now be viewed on You Tube: This controversial topic was debated by a panel on Tuesday 11 October 2011 in the De Marchi Room of CIMBA’s undergraduate campus in Paderno del Grappa. The debate was sponsored by the Institute … Continue reading
My book ‘Venice in Environmental Peril? Myth and Reality’ published in the USA
My book below is published in the USA this week and can be ordered from Amazon.com, the French, Japanese and Canadian Amazon websites and other websites. It will be available for delivery from the UK soon. Here is the link to order from Amazon.com: Venice in Environmental Peril? Myth and Reality Description: Venice and its … Continue reading
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