George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability [[electronic resource] /] / Jurgen Schmandt

• Autore: Schmandt Jurgen
• Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.9/27092
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable development - History; Businesspeople - Texas; Philanthropists - Texas
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability
• ISBN: 1-299-07110-4; 1-60344-247-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791666303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II