Saving Venice
Television
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Combining unfolding present-day narratives with Venice’s rich historic past, this series reveals the city's remarkable conflict with the elements and shows how solutions for its future could lie in its past. Following severe floods and during Coronavirus, the city’s main income disappeared. But the global pandemic provided an amazing opportunity for Venice to reset - with crowded canals and piazzas suddenly empty. However, as climate change takes a grip and with destructive floods likely to strike again, this film captures extraordinary stories of the battle to save this historic city.
With each inundation of seawater, more salt impregnates the city’s historic buildings. As it crystallises, it rips the bricks, mortar and stone to shreds. Can scientists and engineers find ways to protect this unique jewel of architecture, beauty and culture before it’s too late? Could the answer lie with a multi-billion dollar flood defence barrier? Or do Venetians need help from an ally who has helped their city for hundreds of years - nature?
