Fast-growing and local to some of the poorest communities in the tropics and subtropics bamboo holds huge potential for climate change mitigation innovative construction and job creation but the material is rarely used for more than simple construction and household use. Modern Engineered Bamboo Structures collects the papers presented at the third International Conference on Modern Bamboo Structures (ICBS2018 Beijing China 25-27 June 2018). The overarching theme of the book is ïâïEnhancing Cooperation for Green Development through Bambooïâïs Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goalsïâï. The contributions focus on how to realize bambooïâïs huge potential in a number of areas: sustainable commodity production disaster-resilient construction poverty alleviation climate change mitigation and adaptation land restoration and biodiversity protection. Modern Engineered Bamboo Structures recognizes bambooïâïs various benefits and aims at ministers policymakers and representatives from research institutes development organizations NGOs or UN bodies and the private sector. . Language: English