Reading Time: 2 minutesby InTrieste The number of permanent residents in Venice’s historic center has dipped below 48,000, continuing a decades-long demographic decline in the lagoon city even as officials intensify efforts to regulate the flow of tourists. According to Venessia.com, an activist group that has monitored population trends using municipal data for the past 25 years, just … Continue reading As Venice’s Population Declines, City Expands Efforts to Manage Tourism