Nowhere is this more evident than in the world’s cities – where the density and diversity of human settlement creates perpetually evolving ecosystems ripe for innovation. City leadership must be aware and empowered to direct such transformation for the long term benefit of citizens, assuring that the efficiency of advanced technology is balanced by innovation in policy, that decisions are made on sound values as well as robust data, and that city Mayors stand ready to address the challenges and opportunities of their constituencies.

The World Economic Forum’s Cities and the Fourth Industrial Revolution project seeks to aid urban transformation through five pillars of consideration for city leaders: demonstrating visionary leadership, building local innovation systems, embedding smart regulation, establishing public private partnership and adopting global standards.

"The Industrial Revolution changed material production, wealth, labor patterns and population distribution. Although many rural areas remained farming communities during this time, the lives of people in cities changed drastically." Read more at: https://study.com/academy/lesson/urbanization-and-other-effects-of-the-industrial-revolution.html

I think the change of urban transportation is the most important impact of industrial revolution.

Indeed, so the direct impact is the involved sprawling

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