Quantitative ethnobotany of plants used for vernacular building construction in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: Vernacular construction uses locally available materials, including plant-based materials. The sustainability of plant use raises concerns. Social evaluation using an ethnobotanical approach gives a clear overview of the sustainability of wild plant harvesting as it incorporates the views of resource users. In Ghana, plant-based materials are commonly used for vernacular housing construction, especially in rural areas. However, the cultural significance of plant species used for vernacular building construction remains unexplored. This study aimed to take an inventory of plant species and use their ethnobotanical indices to evaluate the sustainability of utilization in vernacular building construction. Ethnobotanical data on plant species used for vernacular building construction was colle

SUBMITTER: Boakye MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11567639 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature