Davide Tagliapietra

The breaking point for the lagoon ecosystem

<p>Davide Tagliapietra talks about his family’s history and connection to the lagoon, and recounts his experience of the collapsing ecosystem at various points in his life. He details the factors that contribute to these catastrophic events, and thinks about what needs to be done to protect the lagoon for future generations.[January 2016]</p>


METAGOON IS A TOOL FOR OBSERVING AND RESEARCHING THE COMPLEXTY OF THE VENICE LAGOON.<br />
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METAGOON IS A MAP WHOSE BOUNDARIES ARE DRAWN BY INTERVIEWS, STORIES AND SILENT OBSERVATIONS. THE TESTIMONIES COLLECTED COME FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS, VERY OFTEN SCIENTISTS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS WITH PROJECTS TO SAFEGUARD THE ECOSYSTEM, LOCALS PORTRAYED IN EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.