De invloed van golven op een beweegbare stormvloedkering in de lagune van Venetie

In dit onderzoek wordt het gedrag onderzocht van een beweegbare stormvloedkering, zoals ontworpen voor de Lagune van Venetië. Deze kering bestaat uit een drijvende deur, die vrij kan scharnieren om een horizontale as op de bodem. De deur kan een waterstandsverschil in stand houden tussen zee en lagune. Onder normale omstandigheden is de deur...

Architecture of the Contemporary Barricade

A Project of Non Resistance: Venice 21^st of March 2100

Venice and its lagoon are a place where the imaginary and the legends of man and water are thriving. <br/>It is a place of profound history of cohabitation and victory, where time and movement have a different definition for people than in other parts of the world. It is the urban and landscape archetype of close co-existence between the domain...

Of Stones and Travelers: The Venetian matter: A productive machine in its own consuming

Venezia, la Serenissima. The most serene Republic. One adjective is sufficient to identify the city of Venice; more complicated is to figure out its singularities: the city of canals, trades, cultural exchange, gate between the west and the east, the city of the myth, the romantic city, the city of the endless descriptions. “At once solid and...

Subharmonische beweging van een kleppenkering

De stonnvloedkering die ontworpen is voor de lagune bij de stad Venetië bestaat uit kleppen die onder normale omstandigheden verzonken liggen op de bodem. Als een hoge waterstand dreigt kunnen de kleppen vol worden gepompt met lucht, zodat ze, draaiend om een scharnier op de bodem, omhoog drijven en een waterstandsverschil kunnen keren. De...

Effimero

Towards a resilient Venice: Transforming the urban environment after the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to tackle overtourism

At present, almost two years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the detrimental effects that this situation created on economic and social environments of cities are still fresh and far from being over. As these issues had a particular impact on tourism around the world, government and businesses in tourist-driven cities lost their...

A Bivariate Copula Approach to Extreme Water Level Estimation: For the city of Venice

Understanding the factors that drive extreme water levels is key to an accurate assessment of flood hazard. The city of Venice has always been affected by flooding due to extreme water levels. In this study, we examine the factors driving and influencing extreme water levels in the Venice lagoon, aiming at deriving accurate extreme water level...

The Effect of Sea Level Rise on the Operations of the MOSE Barrier in Venice: An Analysis Using the Rosner and an Adapted Framework for Adaptation

Coastal cities and communities are threatened by Sea Level Rise (SLR). Designing adaptations to protect against the rising sea requires a novel approach. With changing conditions, a broader approach considering multiple climate scenarios is required. A city facing an increasing threat from sea levels is Venice, one of the UNESCO world heritage...

Venice and the Lagoon: Two new visions

What long ago started as a small fishing village, seeking refuge from the Romans, slowly evolved into the city of Venice that we know today. With its unique location came unique problems, most of which were related to the interplay between Venice and its lagoon. By severe measures in the past it has continued to withstand the test of time. <br/...

On Reality: The appearance of the city in the maps of Venice and Amsterdam

This thesis examines the complex relationship between reality and representation in maps, and how this relation has influenced the perception of the map and its ability to convey information throughout history. The study analyses historical maps of Venice and Amsterdam, highlighting their evolution from detailed depictions to simplified...