Sustainable Bamboo Development

Technology & Engineering
Sustainable Bamboo Development

Author: Zhu Zhaohua

Publisher: CABI

ISBN: 9781786394019

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 313

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This book presents over 40 cases of bamboo development across 22 major bamboo-industry countries and explores the knowledge gained from their successes and failures. It synthesises experiences and exchanges with country experts from international training courses and consultations, study tours, and seminars. Each case includes observations and summaries of discussions related to the development of bamboo-based industries in a healthy, sustainable way, and the facilitation of strategic and balanced development of bamboo in different global regions. Industrial and artisanal bamboo growing and processing is expanding worldwide and this book brings together key experiences to help inform future developments. This book provides an analysis of bamboo plant features, including strong renewability, fast-growing, and high biomass production. It also reviews important ecological functions of bamboos, such as water and soil conservation, carbon sink and storage, and adaptation to climate change, as well as addressing the diversified culture of bamboo and key issues affecting the sector. Highly illustrated and in full colour throughout, this book is an essential resource for all those interested in bamboo, from private sector investors to governmental and development agencies, academic researchers and students.
Sustainable Bamboo Development
Language: en
Pages: 313

Sustainable Bamboo Development

Authors: Zhu Zhaohua, Jin Wei
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-07 - Publisher: CABI

This book presents over 40 cases of bamboo development across 22 major bamboo-industry countries and explores the knowledge gained from their successes and failures. It synthesises experiences and exchanges with country experts from international training courses and consultations, study tours, and seminars. Each case includes observations and summaries of discussions
Engineered Bamboo Structures
Language: en
Pages: 364

Engineered Bamboo Structures

Authors: Yan Xiao
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-04-29 - Publisher: CRC Press

Bamboo is in the spotlight as a potential building material in the current pursuit of a CO2-neutral society, due to its rapid maturation and excellent mechanical properties. Despite the growing interest in bamboo in academia and society, there is a lack of systematic understanding of the fabrication, design and construction
Framework for assessing ecosystem services from bamboo forests
Language: en
Pages: 32

Framework for assessing ecosystem services from bamboo forests

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Categories: Technology & Engineering
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Bamboo is well known for supporting people’s livelihoods, and is widely used in landscape restoration programs while providing a wide range of ecosystem goods and services. However, while marketable goods from bamboo such as shoots for food and timber for construction, flooring and furniture are well known, the ecosystem services
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Language: en
Pages: 356

Bamboo

Authors: Walter Liese, Michael Köhl
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-17 - Publisher: Springer

This book presents the state-of-the-art knowledge on bamboo. It starts with an introduction to the plant’s biology, its taxonomy, habitat, morphology and growth. The cultivation of bamboo is discussed in terms of silviculture, pests and diseases, and harvesting techniques. The book is completed by a comprehensive presentation of the properties
Bamboo
Language: en
Pages: 262

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Authors: Esther Titilayo Akinlabi, Kwame Anane-Fenin, Damenortey Richard Akwada
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-24 - Publisher: Springer

This book is intended for use both in the industry and the academia. It introduces the physical, chemical and the mechanical properties as well as the characterization of bamboo. Novel industrial applications in structural, non-structural, reinforcement, afforestation, land reclamation, environmental significance, textile, medical, geotechnical, hydraulic, food, pulp and the paper

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