Bamboo Material for Sustainable Development: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Bamboo is a natural and sustainable material for the export-oriented furniture, architecture, and construction industries. This study aimed to review the body of knowledge and scholarly research on bamboo material for sustainable development. It identifies significant issues, trends, and knowledge gaps in bamboo materials for sustainable development. A systematic literature review was conducted using the PRISMA protocols for working and summarising published studies. Twenty-two peer-reviewed publications were included after a thorough search of the Scopus databases. Bamboo material plays a role in supporting the implementation of sustainable development as a renewable resource, low carbon footprint, sustainable harvesting, and versatile material. Sustainable development, governance, and regulation of government policies on natural material resources such as bamboo are expected to increase the productivity of companies and are suggested in future considerations.