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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmandt, Jurgen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--History.

Sustainable development.

Businesspeople--Texas.

Businesspeople.

Philanthropists--Texas.

Philanthropists.

Mitchell, George P. (George Phydias), 1919-.

Mitchell, George P.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An energy tycoon, real estate developer, and philanthropist, George P. Mitchell is also an idealist, a big thinker who gave his time and fortune to the study of sustainability long before it became a household word. Jurgen Schmandt, who has worked for Mitchell for many years, explains and traces the idea of a sustainable society.

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-07110-4

1-60344-247-2

OCLC:

698589250