02356nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10432083 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100417s2010 txuacf sb 001 0deng d 2010016587 9781603442176 (hc stamped with jacket : alk. paper) 1603442170 (hc stamped with jacket : alk. paper) 9781603442473 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)698589250 n-us-tx HC110.E5 S395 2010eb 338.9/27092 22 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. (George Phydias), 1919- Sustainable development History. Businesspeople Texas. Philanthropists Texas. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10432083 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 146294 146294