Sustainable Tourism Law

FROM TOURISM TO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 97 development, in the promotion of tourism resources, and guaranteeing the enjoyment of cultural, historical, artistic, territorial and environmental heritage ”. Article 44 is dedicated to the Interventions in favour of sustainable tourism. Art. 44 states: “ 1. The Regional Council, after having heard the relevant Board of Commissioners in order to increase the sustainable development of tourism, by improving the integrity of the natural environment and enhancing its resources, governs the granting of subsidized funding through the rotation fund, Article 45, as well as capital or interest subsidies in favor of tourism undertakings, for the following actions: a) actions enabling undertakings to reduce water, energy consumption, reduce or eliminate waste, atmospheric emissions and noise pollution; b) interventions to achieve a level of environmental protection higher than that established by national and Community standards; c) measures enabling the generation of energy through processes that rely mainly on renewable energy sources; d) actions to achieve environmental certification under Community and national rules; e) actions envisaged by existing Community legislation for sustainable and competitive tourism ”. The Venezia case The Venice case proves that sustainable tourism is not only an affair linked to uncontaminated land or undeveloped country. It is also a dramatic problem for ancient civilizations and for towns founded thousands of years ago. The Venice case was raised by The New York Times last year, and presented again this year. In 2016, Salvatore Settis published an article titled “Can We Save Venice Before It’s Too Late?”. This year Jason Horowitz writes “Venice, Invaded by Tourists, Risks Becoming ‘Disneyland on the Sea’”. Settis wrote: “ Tourism is tearing apart Venice’s social fabric, cohesion and civic culture, growing ever more predatory. Millions of tourists pour into Venice’s streets and canals each year, profoundly altering the population and the economy, as many native citizens are banished from the island city and those who remain have no choice but to serve in hotels, restaurants and shops selling glass souvenirs and carnival masks ”. One year later, Horowitz write: “ When a visitor, or at least this visitor, arrives at the Venice train station and encounters that iconic watery avenue, a strange