Acqua Alta

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This paper describes the effects of the high water (acqua alta), which threatens to ruin Venice known as acqua alta. It examines how the this city, built in a lagoon during the 16th century is slowly beginning to suffer from the rising water and then looks at the cost of dealing with the problem. The paper also notes that the tourist trade has not been affected by the acqua alta and that tourists are still flocking to see the city.

From the Paper:

"Shopkeepers are suffering. Shelves have been built in many shops to raise merchandise off the floor, it floods so often, windows and doors have been sealed so that, when shut, they keep the high tides from lapping into the storefronts. The high price of real estate has forced shop owners to live on the mainland and travel into the city daily to run their businesses. Taxes and the expenses of raising sidewalks, setting out risers for tourists to walk over high waters and the newest project to keep high tides out of the bay, have forced many residents from the city. While the population has dwindled from 140,000 to 60,000 residents, there are still 60,000 day visitors and 20,000 tourists daily (Willey, p. 1). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bon, E. (2002). Acqua alta (high water). Venice Court. Retrieved April 20, 2008 from http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/EN/IDPagina/1066.
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