Schmandt, Jurgen. <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603442473 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Mitchell, George P. 1919-2013. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sustainable development--History.<br/>Businesspeople--Texas.<br/>Philanthropists--Texas.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC110  / .G467 2010