Schmandt, Jurgen

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SCHMANDT, Jurgen

SCHMANDT, Jurgen. American (born Germany), b. 1929. Genres: Environmental sciences/Ecology, Philosophy, Public/Social administration. Career: University of Texas at Austin, professor of public affairs at Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1971-. Houston Advanced Research Center, director of the Mitchell Center for Sustainable Development, 1985-. Publications: (with F. Williams and R. Wilson) Telecommunications Policy and Economic Development: The New State Role, 1989; (ed. with Wilson) Growth Policy in the Age of High Technology: The Role of Regions and States, 1990; (ed. with J. Clarkson) The Regions and Global Warming: Impacts and Response Strategies, 1992; (ed. with G. North and J. Clarkson) The Impact of Global Warning on Texas, 1995; (ed. with C.H. Ward) Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Transition, 2000. Work represented in anthologies. Address: Mitchell Center for Sustainable Development, Houston Advanced Research Center, 4800 Research Forest Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77381, U.S.A. Online address: jas@harc.edu

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