Introduction

• Irvine was a planned city that was built in the 1960s/70s - each competent was designed to make the city self-sufficient
• Irvine is an edge city meaning it's a cluster of businesses, retail, and commercial land use away from the central business district (CBD)
• Northwood is a planned and self-sufficient urban development meaning it has housing, employment opportunities, and adequate services without the help from external locations
• Northwood has a population of 49,000 in 10km2