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Sustainable Growth and Chemical Engineering
Author(s) -
Venselaar J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.200310010
Subject(s) - sustainable growth rate , clothing , chemical industry , natural resource economics , business , environmental economics , industrial organization , biochemical engineering , economics , engineering , environmental engineering , finance , archaeology , history
Growth is needed. Connected with economic growth is the concern about our resources, environment, and the effects on human health. Our economy and wealth depend on material resources. Chemistry transforms the resources into the materials and products we need: energy, housing, clothing, food, transport, appliance, and clean water. Economic growth presently implies growth in use of resources what cannot be sustained on the long run – a challenge for society as a whole, industry, and chemical engineering in particular.