Venice - La Serenissima, the most serene. A city of canals that seems to rise up from the water. But the future of this iconic city is in doubt. Sea levels are rising. Floods are becoming more frequent and more severe. Each indundation leaves a wake of damage that threatens Venice's very existense.
But is there hope? Can engineers, scientists and expert restorers find ways to save this jewel of Italy?
The Threat
Saving Venice
BBC Storyville, ARTE (90min) and PBS NOVA (60 min)
Credit List
Producer/Director Duncan Bulling
Editor Bruce Law Production Manager Tracy Garrett Executive Producers Tom Watt-Smith & Richard Bradley