George Mitchell and the idea of sustainability
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| Lingua: | inglese |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
c2010.
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| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
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Sommario:
- 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.