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Venice is perceived to be in peril due to rising sea levels, tourism, and modern development. This book is based on interviews with Venetian environmentalists about Venice’s environmental risks, especially regarding the city’s anticipated mobile dams. It offers a ten-point proposal to modernize Venice while preserving its ancient heritage
Dominic Standish, Ph.D., is British and lectures for the University of Iowa at its CIMBA campus in the Venice region of Italy, where he has lived since 1997 (see www.dominicstandish.com for more information).
Contents List of Figures List of Tables Foreword by John Eglin Acknowledgments Introduction: The Venice Problem and a Proposed Solution PART ONE - VENICE'S MYTHICAL TRADITIONS Chapter One: Founding Myths of the Venetian Republic Chapter Two: Cultural Myths PART TWO - FROM CONSERVATIONISM TO ENVIRONMENTALISM Chapter Three: The Triumph of Conservationism Chapter Four: Transforming Conservationism into Environmentalism PART THREE - CLAIMS-MAKING ABOUT VENICE'S MOBILE DAMS Chapter Five: Environmentalists Challenge Venice's Mobile Dams Chapter Six: Environmental Claims about Venice's Mobile Dams Chapter Seven: Myths about Venice's Mobile Dams PART FOUR - MYTHS ABOUT MODERNIZATION Chapter Eight: Modernization and Environmentalism Chapter Nine: Modernizing or Sustaining Venice? Conclusion: The Reconstitution of the Venetian Metaphor Appendix A: Profiles of Venetian Environmentalists Interviewed Appendix B: List of Non-Governmental Organizations Appendix C: List and Abbreviations of Political Parties Appendix D: Glossary of Terminology Chronology: Venice and its Protection Bibliography Index