Changes

In addition to scaling IDF curves to future climate scenarios and upsizing LID features to accommodate changing precipitation patterns, research has been undertaken which propo9sed additional  condidedratio9ns to adapt LID design to climate change. Click on each button to learn more:

In addition to upsizing LID features to accommodate changing precipitation patterns via scaled IDF curves, other considerations to adapt LID design to climate change have been suggested through various studies. Click on each button to read some examples:

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Sousa et al. (2016) tested how two plant species commonly used in northeastern United States green-infrastructure installations —Carex lurida (sallow sedge) and Liriope muscari (lilyturf)—respond to repeated drought and flood conditions expected under climate change. Both species tolerated flooding well, but drought caused more stress, reduced stomatal conductance, and significantly lowered biomass, especially for Carex lurida. Overall, both species survived repeated stress cycles, suggesting they remain viable for future GI installations, though drought poses the greater risk to performance. Note: STEP does not recommend Liriope muscari for LID projects in Ontario, as it is not native and can exhibit invasive tendencies.

Sousa et al. (2016) tested how two plant species commonly used in northeastern United States green-infrastructure installations, [https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CALU5 ''Carex lurida'' (sallow sedge)] and [https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/liriope-muscari/ ''Liriope muscari'' (lilyturf)], respond to repeated drought and flood conditions expected under climate change. Both species tolerated flooding well, but drought caused more stress, reduced stomatal conductance, and significantly lowered biomass, especially for ''Carex lurida''. Overall, both species survived repeated stress cycles, suggesting they remain viable for future GI installations, though drought posed the greater risk to performance. However, STEP does not recommend ''Liriope muscari'' for use in LID projects in Ontario, as it is not native and can exhibit invasive tendencies.