Robert G. Healy

Robert G. Healy

Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences and Policy

Primary Appointment

Environmental Science & Policy Division

Interested in land use policy in the U.S., particularly management of development in high growth, high amenity areas. Also works on environment and development in Latin America, particularly sustainable development around parks and other protected areas. Special interest in U.S., Canada, Mexico comparisons; management of tourism, and development of sustainable agricultural products linked to tourism.

In The News

3/09/2019
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Healy, RG. "Common Property Theory and Tourism at Niagara Falls." Annals of Tourism Research (2006). (Academic Article)
Healy, RG. "The Aging of North America: A Proposed Migration and Development Strategy." Estudios Demograficos y Economicos (Mexico City), no. 60 (2005). (Academic Article)
Healy, RG. "The Common Pool Problem and Management of Niagara Falls (Accepted)." Annals of Tourism Research (2005). (Academic Article)
Healy, RG. "Population Aging and Employment in Mexico, Canada and the U.S.A.: Proposal for Labor Exchange (Accepted)." Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos (2005). (Academic Article)
Coates, RGHWK, and Morrison, W. "Tracking the Snowbirds: Seasonal Migration from Canada to the U.S.A. and Mexico." American Review of Canadian Studies 32, no. 3 (2002): 433-450. (Academic Article)
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Recent Grants

(98-0056) Tourist Demand for Sustainable Products: A Contribution to Microenterprise Development awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation
(96-1033) International Studies awarded by Department of Education
(95-0264) National Resource Center for Undergraduates in International Studies awarded by Department of Education
(95-0013) Ecotourism and Environmental Protection in Brazil: Making the National Policy Connection awarded by Forest Service
(95-0786) Public Participation in National Forest Planning: A Case Study of Monongahela National Forest awarded by Forest Service
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Courses

LS 760: Selected Topics (LS 760: Selected Topics)
LS 890: Special Readings (LS 890: Special Readings)
ENVIRON 899: Master's Project (ENVIRON 899: Master's Project)
ENVIRON 997: Duke Environmental Leadership: Independent Studies and Projects (ENVIRON 997: Duke Environmental Leadership: Independent Studies and Projects)
ENVIRON 999: Duke Environmental Leadership: Master's Project (ENVIRON 999: Duke Environmental Leadership: Master's Project)

area(s) of expertise

Environmental Policy Land Use

Contact Information

Box 90328
Durham, NC 27708-0328
A118A Lev Sci Res Ctr
Durham, NC 27708

(919) 613-8025
healy@duke.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles (1972)
M.A., University of California at Los Angeles (1968)
B.A., University of California at Los Angeles (1965)