Ugo Scortegagna

The formation of lagoons

In this clip Ugo Scortegagna talks about lagoons, describing the history of the Venetian lagoon, and the 
geological and anthropogenic processes that formed and influence it to this day.

METAGOON IS A TOOL FOR OBSERVING AND RESEARCHING THE COMPLEXTY OF THE VENICE LAGOON. 
 
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.