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xviii, 166 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. 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. Jurgen Schmandt. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-tx Mitchell, George P. (George Phydias) 1919- Sustainable development History Businesspeople Texas Philanthropists Texas HC110.E5 S395 2010eb 338.9/27092 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10432083 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10432083 CaPaEBR 100417 ebr10432083