The rapid pace of urbanization is one of the most significant megatrends facing the world today. Supporting this growth now and in the future is a challenge for all of us.
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More than half the world’s population currently lives in cities and their numbers are rising. While urbanization and industrialization have improved people’s living standards, they have come at a cost to the environment.
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It’s hard to imagine our modern civilization without chemicals. Just about everything we need on a daily basis – from food, water and energy to medicines, clothing and transport – depends on the chemical industry.
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The world’s population is growing but the volume of fresh water is finite. How to keep everyone supplied with the planet’s most precious resource is a major challenge.
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All of us depend on food, water and energy to survive – they are inextricably linked together to form a triangle of essential human requirements. Water and energy are also needed to produce and process food, while water plays an important role in creating energy.
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For thousands of years mankind has been finding different ways of keeping cool. But the advent of refrigeration and air conditioning in the 20th century irrevocably changed the way we live, where we live, how we buy food and which countries we can buy it from. Our main feature looks at this wide-ranging area and GEA’s role in developing the most energy efficient ways of keeping food, people and environments cool.
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American Engineer Charles F. Kettering, inventor of the electric starter motor, once said: “Believe and act as if it was impossible to fail!” Throughout history, believing that anything is possible has fuelled mankind’s ingenuity and drive to solve problems. GENERATE looks at how innovation has brought ideas to life and built our world.
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Welcome to this special issue of GENERATE, published by the GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft.
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Confectionery
Champagne, chocolate, ice cream, coffee and candy – just a few of the little indulgences enjoyed around the world.
Julie Mitchell looks at how luxury food and drink sweeten people’s lives.
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2008 was an extremely challenging year for the global economy, with the financial, manufacturing and housing industries all suffering. And there is unlikely to be any respite in 2009. Set against this backdrop, supplying the energy, food and water to meet predicted global demands is going to be a monumental task.
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Milk is widely regarded as nature miracle food - and it´s easy to see why. Apart from being packed full of essential protein, vitamins and minerals, it is arguably the most versatile food on the planet. Julie Mitchel looks at a global phenomen that shows no signs of slowing.
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As China´s huge population becomes more affluent, the appetite of its aspiring millions for western-style consumer goods and products is increasing at a rate rarely seen in economic history. Chinese people want cars, washing machines, cookers, soft drinks and beer, to name just a few things - and they want them now. The country´s booming economy and its extraordinary demands for power offer massive opportunities.
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By 2030, the international energy agency predicts, the world will need 50 per cent more energy than today, with much of that increased demand coming from China, India and other rapidly developing economies. Steve Hobson examines the considerable challenges the energy industry faces as it tries to balance the world´s insatiable energy demands and diminishing oil reserves with the need to preserve the environment for future generations.
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Pharmaceuticals have revolutionized medical practice. Julie Mitchell looks at how they have eradicated most of the world´s killer diseases enabled surgeons to perform complex, life-saving procedures and helped millions of people with chronic conditions to have a better quality of life.
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Beer has recently been recognized as the world´s most popular drink. Paul Sylvester takes us through beer´s eventful journey from 'liquid bread' made 6,000 years ago to today´s multi-billion dollar industry.
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Vast quantities of food are transported around the world, in order to provide more choice for those consumers who can afford it. But how did this happen? And is the global food distribution industry sustainable over the long term? Simon Creasey investigates...
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Human beings around the world are addicted to two black energy-promoting liquids. Oil is the most valuable legal traded commodity on earth. Coffee is the second most valuable, and it has become the beverage of choice to jump-start people on the go around the world. In short, coffee is just a berry, encasing a double-sided seed. Yet it has had a profound effect on human history.
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