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Economic Collaborations and Partnerships in Action 228
Conclusion: Maximizing the Public Good in Energy Economics 230
References 231
Further Reading 232

12. Urban Circular Economy: The New Frontier
for European Cities’ Sustainable Development
Danilo Bonato, Raimondo Orsini
The Urban Circular Economy in Europe 235
The Big Cities Examples: Amsterdam, London, Paris, and Milan
on the Leading Edge of the Urban Circular Economy 237
Where to Find the Resources to Invest in Urban Circular
Economy? 240
How to Overcome This Contradiction? 240
The Role of Small Cities: the Italian Experience 242
References and Sources 243
Chart 1: Circular Economy and Its Impacts on Citizens’
Day-to-Day Life 244
Chart 2: The European Union Circular Economy Action Plan
and the Role of the Cities 245

13. Big Heart Intelligence in Healthy Workplaces
and Sustainable Communities
Julian Gresser
How Far Have We Come? 249
Big Heart Intelligence Basics 250
Example 1: Big Heart Intelligence in the Design of Hospitals
and Health Care Facilities 251
Explorers Wheel: Inspiration, Conception, Design 251
Oxygen for Caregivers 253
Big Heart Intelligence Process 253
Example 2: Retirement Communities Linked to Universities and
College Towns 254
Smart Technologies With a Heart 255
Evolving Buildings Within an Emerging New Paradigm in Global
Health 256
References 257

14. The European Union: Nordic Countries and Germany
Tor Zipkin
Germany 259
Bottrop 259