The Venice and its Lagoon UNESCO site (Italy): Cultural Heritage and Climate Change

Climate change poses significant risks to Venice's UNESCO-listed cultural heritage, with gradual shifts in temperature, precipitation, and humidity, as well as extreme events like floods and droughts, threatening the integrity of monumental structures. Research integrating studies from Iuav University of Venice, CORILA Venezia2021, and the Venice Climate Change Adaptation Plan identified critical vulnerabilities across macro morphological categories, including potential impacts from the MOSE flood barrier system. Analytical campaigns involving multiple laboratories developed targeted mitigation strategies to enhance resilience while ensuring material and formal compatibility with historic lagoon architecture. These actions aim to balance effectiveness with preservation, safeguarding Venice's unique cultural landscape against climate-induced damage.

Trovò, F., & Bruschi, G. (2025). The Venice and its Lagoon UNESCO site (Italy): Cultural Heritage and Climate Change. HERITAGE2025 International Conference on Earthen & Vernacular Heritage Conservation, Adaptive Reuse & Urban Regeneration. https://doi.org/10.4995/heritage2025.2025.19512