Can anyone please help me with a grammar question？

[bopeng]

I saw a sentence from somewhere like this about Cities.

'...A third option would be to develop provincial towns and rural areas (1), by moving industry and jobs to those regions (2), in order to reduce the stress on major cities (3).'


My question is, would it be a little clearer if we interpret it as below?

A third option would be to move industry and jobs to provincial towns and rural areas (2) that would be developed too (as well / at the same time / by the way / incidentally) (1) , in order to reduce the stress on major cities (3).


The reason is:

In the original description, no matter part 3 serves part 2 (3 is the 2’s attributive) or part 1 (3 is 1’s adverbial modifier), 2 always serves 1.

Then no matter if 3 is your original purpose, 1 is always your main solution. But 1 doesn't seem the key. Instead, 2 is the major way to solve the problem.

Because developing rural areas doesn’t necessarily reduce cities’ stress, without moving cities’ industries at the same time.

But even if you move cities’ industries alone, without developing rural areas, cities’ stress still would be reduced.

 

[tedmc]

How about:

A third option to reduce congestion in major cities is to move industry and jobs to provincial (smaller) towns and rural areas, which would benefit from the new development.

 

[bopeng]

How about:

A third option to reduce congestion in major cities is to move industry and jobs to provincial (smaller) towns and rural areas, which would benefit from the new development.

That makes sense, thanks for another choice.

The difference is that 'to reduce cities' has become a method, instead of the purpose.

Another preference is just to remove part 1, 'A third option would be to move industries and jobs to provincial towns and rural areas, in order to reduce the stress on major cities. ', although this way may seem a little straight and even rude, the logic is clear enough.

 

[tedmc]

The difference is that 'to reduce cities' has become a method, instead of the purpose.

What do you mean by that?

"Preference" is a personal thing. Do you mean option/alternative?

 

[bopeng]

What do you mean by that?

"Preference" is a personal thing. Do you mean option/alternative?

Exactly!

Actually the sentence was from an article written by a former IELTS writing official, who i wrote to asking for the clarification, but he didn't respond.

Perhaps he didn't successfully receive the email. Or he wouldn't bother replying the question out of that sentence, which was composed by himself though.