Venice, an endangered emblem of mass tourism
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St. Mark's Square in Venice.
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By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow
It is next week that Unesco will decide whether or not to place Venice on the list of world heritage in danger.
Surplus tourism, the passage of cruise ships among the islands of the historic center, or even the plague of depopulation are among the “threats” which strike this mythical city in northeastern Italy.
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How to take advantage of the pandemic to develop another more sustainable economic model?
How to stop the depopulation which causes it to lose some 10,000 inhabitants every ten years?
Or, how to survive in the future in the face of rising waters that could submerge it?
A report by Julien Coman, directed by François Porcheron.
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