Schmandt, Jurgen. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603442473 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Mitchell, George P. 1919- 
<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.E5  / S395 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9/27092