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- One of the wealthiest cities in Italy
- UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Location: Italy
Population:  264,557 (2014)
Climate: 40 to 60F, year round rain, annual flooding around October

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- Cultural
-  Naturalistic

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From the name, it is easy to tell that this type of tourism is very much related to nature. Another way of tourism when in Venice is to take a visit to the islands of the Venetian Lagoon.

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-> Social impacts
- A drop in the local population and high unemployment rate. The local population dropped below 55,000, less than half the figure of 40 years ago with extremely high unemployment rate of 11.4% that gradually increased over the years

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-> Economic impacts
- Tourism is an expensive business
Due to overcrowding of tourists, shops such as grocery stores, butchers, bakeries and book shops are closing to leave space for souvenir shops, and for this reason Venice is becoming more and more expensive. This result in the country spending more of its resources and money on sustaining the tourism in Venice.

- Local Businesses forced to close due to increasing pressure from mass tourism, resulting in the country losing revenue and slowing economic growth of the country as well as impacting the locals.

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The main attraction is the buildings as they are old, vintage and are great for taking photos so tourists are attracted as these buildings as they might not have similar buildings and views in their countries.

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-> Environmental impacts
- Cruise ships have contributed to the air pollution of the country
It is recorded that Venice's sea air contains up to 500 ultra-fine particles per cubic centimetre – 500 times higher than normal sea air.
These particles are carried hundreds of kilometres inland by the winds, causing deterioration to people's heath.

Particulate matter is linked to severe health problems such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including strokes and cancer

- Cruise ships in Venice also cause damage to the fragile structure of the city
The ships cause tides that erode the foundations of buildings.
They also destroy the cityscape as they dwarf the city's monuments.

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With the ever increasing offering of low-cost travel transportation, housing, and planning, the industry of tourism has boomed in the past decades.

-> Social impacts
- Tourism plays a big part in Venice's economy as it brings in a lot of revenue through tourism packages, cruises and souvenir shops. The money earned can be used to improve the city's infrastructure and give the people better and cleaner sanitation, as well as building more schools for children. This improves the standard of living for the locals.

- Venice's GDP was 30,500 EUR in 2008.