TY - BOOK AU - Schmandt,Jurgen ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability AV - HC110.E5 S395 2010 U1 - 338.9/27092 22 PY - 2010/// CY - College Station PB - Texas A&M University Press KW - Mitchell, George P. KW - Sustainable development KW - History KW - Businesspeople KW - Texas KW - Philanthropists KW - Electronic books N1 - 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. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3037822 ER -