https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v Effect of tourism en-us 2021-05-18 16:59:28 UTC 2024-06-03 23:37:56 UTC hello@padlet.com jacobphelps886 https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536594884 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.]]> 2021-05-18 17:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536594884 jacobphelps886 https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536627864 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.]]> 2021-05-18 17:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536627864 jacobphelps886 https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536657574 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.]]> 2021-05-18 17:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536657574 jacobphelps886 https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536675820 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. ]]> 2021-05-18 17:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536675820 jacobphelps886 https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536695014 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.]]> 2021-05-18 17:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536695014 jacobphelps886 https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536710561 The travel restrictions placed because of COVID reduced the tourism in Venice by about 12 million people.]]> 2021-05-18 17:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536710561 jacobphelps886 https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536725000 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%.]]> 2021-05-18 17:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536725000 jacobphelps886 https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536739258 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.]]> 2021-05-18 17:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jacobphelps886/9a6buahkyrl61p0v/wish/1536739258