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Venice is located in the North East of Italy right on the water. The city is actually built on hundreds of small islands that are similar to a marsh.

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Tourism is the largest factor in the pollution of the Venice area. So much so that the water actually changed colors after the pandemic stopped traveling.

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The flooding in Venice is worse than ever before, and the tourism isn't helping. The large cruise ships are causing higher tides, leading to worse flooding of the ground floor of many buildings.

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Due to limited space in Venice, the large amounts of tourism has been forcing residents to move. The population of Venice is now down to only 50,000 people from 175,000 in 1951.

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The main benefit of tourism for Venice is the prosperity it brings to their economy. Tourism brings in about 2.3 billion euros annually in overall revenue to the city of Venice. This has made may of the people who live there and own shops and hotels very rich.

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The travel restrictions placed because of COVID reduced the tourism in Venice by about 12 million people.

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The Lack of tourism has effected the economy greatly. They are suffering their worst recession since WW2. Experts estimate a GDP plummet of 8-14%.

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The lack of tourism due to COVID has given the environment in Venice a chance to recover a little. The water in the canals and around the city is clean and animals are roaming freely.