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Smart Cities\u2019 projects aim not only to solve urban problems but also to make citizens lives better. Pets are undoubtedly part of our cosmopolitan lifestyle. The US have more than 83 million of registered dogs, producing an amazing quantity of 29 tons of “poops” “per day. How to balance this situation? Rovolon, a small town in Italy developed a creative Smart solution to mitigate this problem using PPP strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Smart Cities\u2019 projects aim not only to solve urban problems but also to make citizens lives better. Pets are undoubtedly part of our cosmopolitan lifestyle. The US have more than 83 million of registered dogs, producing an amazing quantity of 29 tons of “poops” “per day. How to balance this situation? 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