In the following section we offer two different models of development for a 4600 hectare(11,500 acre) tract of sparsely developed land in Langley Township, British Columbia. First we examine the ecological and urban design consequences for this land if it were developed in conformance with existing planning, engineering and subdivision regulations. We then take the same land and examine the ecological and urban design consequences for this landscape if it were developed in conformance with an alternative set of regulations, regulations specifically designed to encourage more sustainable communities. Every attempt has been made to include the same information for both types to allow for an easy comparison of the patterns.