The present paper aims to clarify the territorial transformations occurred during the first half of the 20th century at the Lido in Venice.
 The Lido, island facing the Adriatic Sea, had preserved a rural atmosphere, to be altered gradually by the opening of the public sea baths on 1857 and the consequent touristic developments. The end of the 19th century saw paved roads, lodges, inns and villas occupy vast areas of the island. The creation of the international film festival on 1932 further increased the number of both domestic and international visitors, consummating the transformation of the landscape. Still nowadays numerous film lovers and creators flock to the island by the end of August to attend the cinematic event.
 In the aftermath of the collapse of the Venetian republic, with its economy shattered, the prospect of creating a modern tourist base at the Lido was well received. Its development became a symbol of regeneration and modernization of Venice. This study emphasizes the analysis of urban transformations occurred at the island during this period from a chronological point of view.
 The Lido brimmed with new, modern life styles with the arrival of tourism. Wealthy patrons, during their long stays, thrived at majestic hotels lining up broad planted avenues. Initially the development efforts lied on private initiatives, without much public funding. It was thanks to the likes of Nicolò Spada and ‘Società Bagni di Lido’ that the Lido saw its first big transformation.
 By the mid 1920's the government finally realized the potential of development in the Lido area and heavily invested in the promotion of cultural activities, essentially through close collaboration with Volpi and his C. I. G. A. Society. They were responsible of the consolidation of Venice as a major international touristic destination during the interwar period, sustaining the construction of the airport and the implementation of the vapporetto lines. Furthermore, the Commune and C. I. G. A. played a fundamental role in the accomplishment of the città-giardino, a new living environment.
 Lido, a suburb of Venice, transformed into a touristic resort albeit preserving many of its natural features. In this respect, its development greatly differs from those of the Terraferma municipalities of Marghera and Mestre. At a time in which expansion of rail network and economic prosperity after the war enhanced touristic developments all over Europe, Lido stood out as a very special place, due to its significant cultural value and its peculiar approach: visitors descended the train on the main island and could not but sail a boat through the Laguna in order to reach their final destination.

 The present study aims to analyze the territorial transformations on Lido of Venice from 1850's to 1870's.
 Still today, the arrival of June brings happy-go-lucky holiday makers to the Adriatic Sea coast and beaches of Lido of Venice. Spending the summer on long term rented properties along the sea has become a yearly ritual, whose origins can be traced back to the early 20th century. Numerous are the documents depicting the atmosphere of luxury resorts on those early days. Thomas Mann's “Death in Venice” outstands among them and its popularity spread the name of Lido of Venice to a world-wide scale.
 The Lido of the early 19th century had preserved its old structure, with settlements concentrating along the coastline on the Laguna side and government supervised terrains along the Adriatic Sea shore. In between them, vast agricultural surfaces provided a countryside setting rather different from the bustle of resorts developments ubiquitous nowadays. The opening of the sea baths on 1857 arguably enhanced the great transformation to be experienced during the years that followed. They rapidly became a Venetian touristic attraction and represented a turning point in the modernization of the city.
 This paper aims to depict Lido's urban development strategies following the establishment of the recreational bath facilities, during the late half of the 19th century.
 In this text, it is argued that urban development strategies on the Lido switched balance at the middle of the 19th century and turned their attention to the Adriatic Sea shore, an area previously neglected in favour of the Laguna side. The expansion of the tourism industry at an European level helped to consolidate its economy which in its turn, greatly enabled to counterbalance the militarization of the island. Splendid planted avenues and promenades served by public transportation (in the form of carriages, replaced by tramways at a later stage) were the outcome of the beautification process that came along with the opening of the public baths. At the dawn of the 20th century, the establishment of grand hotels along these same great avenues secured the foundation of a new era for the Lido. This swift wouldn't have been possible without the contribution and investment of local individuals and corporate as it is exemplified by the Fisola.

 The present study aims to analyze the development of territorial structure on the Venetian Lido preceding the middle of the 19^th century, a date in which the public beach was inaugurated.
 In the first place, historical documents are used to position the island within its context. Nevertheless, there is no mention of the Lido to be found in such documents, thus it was attempted to use a 1559 dated map to clarify the structure of the island at that time. There are highly symbolic functions to inherit during the Venetian Republic, such as a display of fortifications guarding the port, a Jewish cemetery, a several religious spaces and the island had already developed a historical settlement (Malamocco). On the vacant spaces between these structures and spreading beyond, a vast network of orchards and agricultural fields covered a great part of the area. All this is a clear sign of the supporting role that the Lido played, as a suburb, to the city of Venice. Furthermore, the fact that ownership of the aforementioned terrains fell into the hands of Venetian nobility or clergymen reinforces the idea that ties between the two areas were strong.
 In more recent documents (Napoleonic cadastre, 1808) the use of land as well as the structure of the Lido can be more easily understood. A clear difference stands between the area facing the Venetian Laguna, concentrating vineyards and orchards, and the sandy terrain closer to the Adriatic Sea, where the administrative institutions for lagoon (Magistrato d'Acqua) and infrastructure (drinking water supplying system for city of Venice) appeared. This reveals, once again, how dependent both areas had grown during the course of the years. It was by this time too that recreational activities (much associated with nowadays Lido) started to fill part of the island. Rich families began to build retreat villas and with their arrival, cultural and artistic activities became commonplace.
 Within this historical context, it was then just natural that the Lido further developed as a leisure space for the inhabitants of Venice, especially through the opening of the sea baths in the middle of the 19^th century.

This study aims to clarify historically the utilization of waterfront of Venice, which is known as a water city, back in 19th and 20th century. It focuses on the waterfront to see the main characteristics of the water cities and considers how it has shaped today's Venice. Particularly, it intends to clarify the change in the process of construction of terraces overhanging the canal and the utilization of the riverside (fondamenta) in the development of the infrastructures after the fall of the Republic in Venice - a city where boats and buildings are naturally blended, transformed the urban structure by. Since the end of 19th century in the San Marco area, along the Riva degli Schiavoni and Grand Canal waterfront, terraces along the waterfront create an intimate relation between people and water giving the current image of the water city - Venice.

初年度は、現地での史料収集を集中的に行い、ヴェネツィア建築大学の各分野の専門家から情報をもらいながら研究を進め、本年度は、文献、現地の国立や市立の古文書館等のオリジナル史料、図面、古写真を活用しながらさらなる現地の補足調査を行ない、研究を進めた。 i)舟運と都市: 都市内規模の舟運と都市の変遷に関しては、昨年の調査結果を踏まえ、分析・考察を行い、地中海学会の査読付論文としてまとめた。 また、アドリア海規模の舟運では、文献や検疫法の史料を収集する。河川規模とラグーナ規模の舟運は、国立古文書館や図書館、博物館に保管されている史料から舟運の航路の復元を試み、表を作成した。 ii)水辺の変化の様子: 20世紀初頭の桟橋の変遷に関しては、昨年の史料収集を踏まえ、分析・考察を深め、日本建築学会の査読つき論文としてまとめ中である。また、19世紀末の古写真、市が保管している建築確認申請や国立図書館から水浴に関する史料を収集し、水辺の利用変化を明らかにしつつあり、この研究に関しても現在日本建築学会の査読つき論文としてまとめ中である。 さらに、プロジェクト図面や新聞から時代背景を把握している。 iii)周辺の島々や周辺の都市との関係性: 周辺の島々については、19世紀末から進むリド島の観光開発、産業の発展等に関するオリジナルの史料を入手することができた。今後は、この史料を読み解くとともに、学位論文をまとめる一助とする。