Engineering for problem solving in future: Eco-social market economy and eco-social tech

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Moser, Anton

Affiliations: Institute of Biotechnology, Group Eco-Tech, A-8010 Graz, Petersgasse 12, Austria. E-mail: moser@biote.tu-graz.ac.at

Abstract: The paper differentiates approaches in technology (end-of-pipe, cleaner production, industrial ecology, zero emission and eco-social tech) and compares them in respect to the problem solving capacity on the ecological as well as social dimension by showing the eco-impact reduction and job creation. Eco-social-tech represents the approach with highest problem solution as it is based on "eco-social market economy", which will the replace free market economy. The deep background of these innovations is "ecosophy", the wisdom of nature, which serves as guideline for eco-restructuring the world.

Keywords: eco-social-market economy, eco-social-tech, ecosophy

Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 257-264, 2001