George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability
Schmandt, Jurgen.
George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability [electronic resource] / Jurgen Schmandt. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2010. - xviii, 166 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports.
Includes bibliographical references 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Mitchell, George P. 1919-
Sustainable development--History.
Businesspeople--Texas.
Philanthropists--Texas.
Electronic books.
HC110.E5 / S395 2010eb
338.9/27092
George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability [electronic resource] / Jurgen Schmandt. - 1st ed. - College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2010. - xviii, 166 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports.
Includes bibliographical references 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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Mitchell, George P. 1919-
Sustainable development--History.
Businesspeople--Texas.
Philanthropists--Texas.
Electronic books.
HC110.E5 / S395 2010eb
338.9/27092