Venetian Polder?

kernals12

Banned
What if the Italians had drained the Venice Lagoon in a similar manner as the dutch reclaimed all that land in their territory? How would Venice fare with streets and sidewalks instead of canals?
 
why? the dutch created polders because a. the soil was fertile and b. they needed the farm land. The venetians have a large hinterland that provides food and the lagoon provides a defensive barrier. In other words there is no reason to create polders and for safety reasons a huge rationale not to.
 

TruthfulPanda

Gone Fishin'
The term "Italians" means post 1866, I suppose ...
Making a polder would alleviate the flooding and thus preservation concerns. But might impact the tourism industry. The city's selling point is that it is VENICE, i.e. the city with canals instead of streets. The marketing spin would have to change.
A surge barrier like that in Sankt Peterburg would be better.
A polder which retains water around the city - and in the city itself - would be an eye sore. Again bad for tourism.
 

kernals12

Banned
The term "Italians" means post 1866, I suppose ...
Making a polder would alleviate the flooding and thus preservation concerns. But might impact the tourism industry. The city's selling point is that it is VENICE, i.e. the city with canals instead of streets. The marketing spin would have to change.
A surge barrier like that in Sankt Peterburg would be better.
A polder which retains water around the city - and in the city itself - would be an eye sore. Again bad for tourism.
Tourism wasn't a big thing until the 20th century. Most people couldn't afford to travel.
 
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