Dr Dominic Standish
writer and commentator on risk and sport; professor, University of Iowa; author, Venice in Environmental Peril? Myth and reality

Dominic holds a PhD in the sociology of environmental risk. He is the author of Venice in Environmental Peril? Myth and Reality (2012) and has produced and chaired previous Battle of Ideas sessions related to environmental risk.

Dominic has had chapters published in seven books. He has been published in a wide range of newspapers and websites. Dominic’s comments have been published by the New York Times. His remarks have been broadcast on radio programmes, including on The Documentary on BBC World Service and Counterpoint on ABC Radio National Australia. He has been interviewed on TV programmes for the Discovery Channel, Al Jazeera, TRT World, Euronews, GB News, TalkTV and Sky News live. Dominic has also been interviewed for many podcasts. His articles on risk, politics and sport can be found on his website. 

Dominic lives in Italy and is currently writing a chapter for a book about Venice and ‘overtourism’  in a book to be published in January 2026. 

Follow Dominic on X: @domstandish 

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