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1. www.visit-livorno.it › en › attrazioneThe Nuova Venezia district | Visit Livorno

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   Walking among bridges, alleys, canals, and along the stairs in front of the cellars, let yourself be enchanted by the unique charm of Venezia Nuova, one of the most iconic places in the city of Livorno, capable of capturing the imagination of anyone who visits. Venezia, as the Livornese call it, is a rare example of a 17th-century mercantile ...

2. slowitaly.yourguidetoitaly.com › 2012 › 06Venezia Nuova, the fascinating historic district of Livorno ...

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   Jun 6, 2012 · Described as an ‘ideal’ city in the late Renaissance, Livorno attracted many newcomers due to its famous ‘constitution’ of 1593, which encouraged immigration by protecting the freedom of its new citizens. Soon, the more prosperous merchant class had elegant palaces built above the storehouses.

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   Why is Mose used in Venice?

   • There are environmental issues, too. Most of Venice’s sewage flows into its canals. As Luigi Tosi, a geologist with Italy’s National Research Council ( CNR ), puts it, a lagoon that is sealed off too often would become “first a bathtub, then a sewer”. All that means that mose is only used when tides exceed 110cm.

   Why Venetians are pondering raising their entire city - The Economist

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   Can Venice be a model for Mediterranean coastal flooding?

   • As tides rise and flood Venice more often, the public organization is using the city as a model for Mediterranean coastal flooding. The Acqua Alta research tower was installed on January 1970 off the Gulf of Venice by the CNR, to conduct scientific experiments and research.

   Saving Venice from flooding may destroy the ecosystem that sustains it

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   Should Venice abandon its ground floors?

   • Dario Camuffo, who studies both the environment and Venice’s cultural heritage at cnr, says one option would be simply to abandon the city’s ground floors. Raised pavements could allow people to enter buildings on the storey above. Another, he says, is that prized structures might be taken apart for reassembly elsewhere.

   Why Venetians are pondering raising their entire city - The Economist

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   How effective are mobile barriers in protecting Venice from acqua alta?

   • The system became operational in October 2020. Credit: Luca Zanon/Corbis via Getty Images. Now in its fourth year of operation, the Venice system of mobile barriers has proven very effective in safeguarding Venice from acqua alta, the high tides in the lagoon that used to periodically flood the city.

   Venice’s flood barriers are working overtime. How will they change the

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4. www.economist.com › science-and-technology › 2023Why Venetians are pondering raising their entire city

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   May 24, 2023 · One paper, published in 2021, predicted a rise in water levels of between 32 and 110cm in the Venetian lagoon by 2100, depending on how sharply the world cuts its carbon emissions. What is...

5. www.e-borghi.com › en › villages-in-the-cityThe district of Venezia Nuova, the ancient center of Livorno

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   Jan 29, 2018 · Although not coinciding with the original core of what was Livorno Medicea, is the Venezia Nuova district that represents the true historic center of the Tuscan city, the only area to have retained much of the architectural heritage after the devastation of the Second World War. Photo by @andreadaniphoto - @yallerstoscana

6. www.nature.com › articles › d43978/024/00062-xVenice’s flood barriers are working overtime. How will they ...

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   Apr 7, 2024 · 07 April 2024. Venice’s flood barriers are working overtime. How will they change the lagoon? Climate change and rising sea levels are making lagoon barrier closures more frequent. Scientists...

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7. www.nationalgeographic.com › environment › articleSaving Venice from flooding may destroy the ecosystem that ...

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   Jul 25, 2022 · ENVIRONMENT. Saving Venice from flooding may destroy the ecosystem that sustains it. A system of moveable walls, called Moses, protects Venice from colossal high tides that are worsening with...

8. www.tuscany-villas.it › venezia-nuova-livornoWander The Pretty Canals Of Venezia Nuova - tuscany-villas.it

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   Nov 19, 2015 · Venezia Nuova was established in 1629 as the town was expanding under the Medici family and it was built with the intention to facilitate the running of the port which was one of the most important in the Mediterranean at the time. The canals were built in order to make moving merchandise from the port to the storehouses of Venezia Nuova easier ...