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Author Schmandt, Jurgen.

Title George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability / Jurgen Schmandt.

Publication Info. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2010]
©2010

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xviii, 166 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits
data file
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.
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Subject Mitchell, George P. (George Phydias), 1919-2013.
Mitchell, George P. (George Phydias), 1919-2013.
Sustainable development -- History.
Sustainable development.
History.
Businesspeople -- Texas.
Businesspeople.
Texas.
Philanthropists -- Texas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
Philanthropists.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
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)
1603442472 (electronic book)
9781603442176 (hc stamped with jacket ; alkaline paper)
1603442170 (hc stamped with jacket ; alkaline paper)