Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 166 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
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Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction : the idea of sustainability -- George P. Mitchell -- The history of sustainability -- The need for sustainable development -- The Club of Rome -- Early Woodlands Conferences -- Washington takes note -- The Mitchell Center, 1984-2001 -- National Academy of Sciences -- The new Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) -- The Mitchell paradox -- Mitchell's impact and legacy -- Appendix 1. Laureates of the International George and Cynthia Mitchell Prize for Sustainable Development -- Appendix 2. Conferences sponsored by George P. Mitchell -- Appendix 3. Conference proceedings, books, and reports from the Woodlands Conferences and the Mitchell Center -- Appendix 4. Transition to sustainability, statement of the 1997 Woodlands Conference -- Appendix 5. Club of Rome Lifetime Achievement Award for George and Cynthia Mitchell. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Mitchell, George P. (George Phydias), 1919-2013.
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Mitchell, George P. (George Phydias), 1919-2013. |
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Sustainable development -- History.
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Sustainable development. |
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History. |
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Businesspeople -- Texas.
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Businesspeople. |
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Texas. |
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Philanthropists -- Texas.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development. |
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Philanthropists. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Schmandt, Jurgen. George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2010 (DLC) 2010016587 |
ISBN |
9781603442473 (electronic book) |
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1603442472 (electronic book) |
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9781603442176 (hc stamped with jacket ; alkaline paper) |
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1603442170 (hc stamped with jacket ; alkaline paper) |
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