George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability /Jurgen Schmandt.
Schmandt, Jurgen.
George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability /Jurgen Schmandt. - first edition. - College Station : Texas A and M University Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xviii, 166 pages, 8. pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781603442473
Mitchell, George P. 1919-2013.
Sustainable development--History.
Businesspeople--Texas.
Philanthropists--Texas.
Electronic Books.
HC110 / .G467 2010
George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability /Jurgen Schmandt. - first edition. - College Station : Texas A and M University Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xviii, 166 pages, 8. pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781603442473
Mitchell, George P. 1919-2013.
Sustainable development--History.
Businesspeople--Texas.
Philanthropists--Texas.
Electronic Books.
HC110 / .G467 2010