Saving Venice's Quality of Life: Prof Carrera Talk
1. Saving us from Saving Venice Prof. Fabio Carrera Worcester Polytechnic Institute Venice Project Center [email_address] www.venice2point0.org Monuments in Peril: Venice The Clark – Williams College Williamstown: April 16, 2009
8. DaTE The 10 highest tides recorded in Venice since 1920hEIGHT November 4, 1966 194 December 22, 1979 166 February 1, 1986 159 December 1, 2008 156 November 12, 1951 151 November 16, 2002 147 April 16, 1936 147 October 15, 1960 145 November 6, 2000 144 November 3, 1968 144 December 8, 1992 142 February 14, 1979 140 October 31, 2004 137
28. But at least the flood gates will save lives… Nobody has ever died of a flood in Venice…
29. Little known fact: the project is fully funded by an Arabian oil prince…
30. Little known fact: the project is fully funded by an Arabian oil prince…
31. Little known fact: the project is fully funded by an Arabian oil prince… The Italian Government is channeling billions of taxpayer euros into this project
32. The cost of Saving Venice Current cost = 5.64 billion USD
68. Saving us from Saving Venice Prof. Fabio Carrera Worcester Polytechnic Institute Venice Project Center [email_address] www.venice2point0.org Monuments in Peril: Venice The Clark – Williams College Williamstown: April 16, 2009