Green Spaces

This page is an overview of all the green spaces in Venice. For a typical green space, see Green Space.

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! colspan="2" style="background:#ced7e3; font-size:115%; text-align:center;" | Green Spaces of Venice
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#eaeef2;" | File:Venice green spaces map.jpg<br><small>Green spaces mapped across Venice and the lagoon</small>
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! style="text-align:left; background:#eaeef2;" | Cataloged (historic center)
| 1,710
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! style="text-align:left; background:#eaeef2;" | Total area
| ~2.76 million m²
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! style="text-align:left; background:#eaeef2;" | Categories
| 9
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! style="text-align:left; background:#eaeef2;" | Public share
| 16%
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! style="text-align:left; background:#eaeef2;" | Per resident (public)
| 5.2 m² (WHO target 9 m²)
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Venice and its lagoon contain a wide range of green spaces, from large public parks to small street-side planters and private gardens. As of 2026, the Venice Project Center has cataloged 1,710 green spaces in the historic center, covering roughly 2.76 million m², alongside newer surveys of the outer islands. About 16% of this greenery is public, with most held privately.

== Green spaces by type ==
The table below tallies green spaces by category for the surveyed islands. For what each category means, see Green Space.

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! Category !! Burano !! San Michele
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| Parks || style="text-align:right;" | 4 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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| Street Green || style="text-align:right;" | 16 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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| Playgrounds || style="text-align:right;" | 1 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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| Urban Wilds || style="text-align:right;" | 1 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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| Sport Fields || style="text-align:right;" | 0 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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| Cemeteries || style="text-align:right;" | 0 || style="text-align:right;" | 1
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| Agricultural Plots || style="text-align:right;" | 0 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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| Private Gardens || style="text-align:right;" | 27 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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| Vegetable Gardens || style="text-align:right;" | 1 || style="text-align:right;" | 0
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! Total || style="text-align:right;" | 51 || style="text-align:right;" | 1
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The historic center holds 1,710 cataloged green spaces. A breakdown by these nine categories is pending recategorization of the older dataset.

== Categories ==
Each category has its own page listing the spaces of that type.

* Parks
* Street Green
* Playgrounds
* Urban Wilds
* Sport Fields
* Cemeteries
* Agricultural Plots
* Private Gardens
* Vegetable Gardens

== By island ==
Green spaces have been surveyed across several islands beyond the historic center.

* Burano - 51 green spaces; much informal street green from residents' potted plants.
* San Michele - Venice's primary cemetery, with 1,114 mapped trees.
* Murano, Lido, Sant'Erasmo, and Mazzorbo - mapped for parks, agriculture, and sport fields.

== See also ==
* Green Space
* Verde Pubblico
* Urban Heat Island Effect
* We Are Here Venice

== References ==
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* Drewniak, N., et al. A Greener Venice: The Inventory and Reutilization of Green Spaces on the Giudecca Island. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2017.
* Garrity, O., et al. Assessing the Condition and Availability of Urban Green Space in Cannaregio, Venice. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2022.
* Goodman, Z., et al. Venetian Greenscape Reimagined: Assessing Green Spaces in San Polo and Santa Croce. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2024.