用于加纳本土建筑施工的植物的定量民族植物学
1Department of Environmental Science, Ho Technical University, Ho, Ghana.
PloS one
|November 15, 2024
概括
这项研究评估了加纳当地建筑中的植物使用,使用了民族植物学. 像Bambusa vulgaris这样的关键物种具有文化意义,这表明当地发展的可持续收获潜力.
科学领域:
- 民族植物学 民族植物学
- 可持续的建筑材料 可持续的建筑材料
- 植物的文化意义
背景情况:
- 当地建筑依赖于当地植物材料,这引发了可持续性问题.
- 植物在加纳本土建筑中的文化重要性在很大程度上是未被探索的.
- 民族植物学方法从用户的角度评估资源使用的可持续性.
研究的目的:
- 为了清单加纳当地建筑施工中使用的植物物种.
- 通过 etnobotanical 索引来评估它们使用的可持续性.
- 探索这些植物物种的文化意义.
主要方法:
- 在加纳阿达克卢区,对258名受访者进行了一项民族植物学调查.
- 在收集的数据上进行了定量民族植物学分析.
- 计算了引用的文化重要性,价值和相对频率.
主要成果:
- 在当地建筑中使用了26种植物物种.
- 鉴定出 Bambusa vulgaris,Borassus aethiopum,Elaeis guineensis,Senna siamea 和 Azadirachta indica 是最重要的植物之一.
- 竹 (Bambusa vulgaris) 显示了最高的文化重要性和价值指数.
结论:
- 具有文化意义的植物物种对当地建筑业具有很高的潜力.
- 这些物种的商业化可以促进减贫.
- 丰富的和常种植的物种提供了可持续的资源机会.
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