George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability / Jurgen Schmandt.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Schmandt, Jurgen.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xviii, 166 p., [8] p. of plates :; ill., ports.

Table of Contents

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.