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housing, transportation, happiness, optimism, educational services, environmental conditions, and community relationships
efforts along this line can include tracking and mapping residents health, using data to fight neighborhood blight, identifying instances of discrimination, and deploying autonomous vehicles to increase residents safety and mobility.
many of the efficiencies touted as resulting from smart city efforts relate to government functions. the benefits, therefore, are most immediate for government agencies and employees. the assumption, of course, is that what benefits the government will in turn benefit the public.
however, focus on direct improvements for the public can become an afterthought. it can also be subverted for other reasons. for instance, global market projections for smart cities are huge. companies see big opportunities for selling technology to cities, and local leaders are eager to find new investors who will improve their communities. that can make smart cities appear to be a win - win situation.
city leaders may also use smart city discussions as a vague \self - congratulatory\ method to emphasize their forward thinking, and to reinforce a broadly positive - if undefined - view of the city. by talking about greater connectivity and improved technical capabilities, city leaders can market the city to future residents and businesses alike.
15 but if leaders focus on smart city projects as helping the government, that wont necessarily improve residents lives. in fact, it can reinforce existing problems, or even
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question 31
what is the meaning of \subverted\ as it is used in paragraph 13?
a reinforced
b revoked
c undermined
d unprofitable

Explanation:

The word "subverted" means to undermine or overthrow something from its foundation. In the context of the passage, the focus on direct public - improvements can be undermined for reasons like companies' profit - seeking and local leaders' self - promotional motives.

Answer:

C. undermined