Venice Lagoon and the Po Delta; system functioning as a basis for sustainable management

Book chapter

John W. Day, Giovanni Abrami, John Rybczyk and William Mitsch

Flooding and environmental challenges for Venice and its lagoon; state of knowledge, pp.445-459

Cambridge University Press

2005

Abstract

coastal environment

degradation

deltas

environmental effects

Environmental geology

environmental management

erosion

estuaries

Europe

geomorphology

human activity

hydrology

Italy

lagoons

land management

land use

landform evolution

marshes

mires

Po Delta

Po River

salt marshes

sea-level changes

shore features

soil erosion

soils

Southern Europe

sustainable development

Veneto Italy

Venice Italy

Venice Lagoon

water resources

wetlands

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Title: Venice Lagoon and the Po Delta; system functioning as a basis for sustainable management
Creators: John W. Day - Louisiana State University
Giovanni Abrami
John Rybczyk
William Mitsch
Contributors: Caroline A. Fletcher (Editor) - University of Cambridge
Tom Spencer (Editor)
Publication Details: Flooding and environmental challenges for Venice and its lagoon; state of knowledge, pp.445-459
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; New York, NY
Identifiers: 99383437218306570
Academic Unit: The Water School
Language: English
Resource Type: Book chapter