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UNINA9910791666303321 |
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Autore |
Schmandt Jurgen |
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Titolo |
George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability [[electronic resource] /] / Jurgen Schmandt |
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College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010 |
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1-299-07110-4 |
1-60344-247-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable development - History |
Businesspeople - Texas |
Philanthropists - Texas |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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