Robert G. Healy | Scholars@Duke

Robert G. Healy
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences and Policy

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.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2007
Professor Emeritus in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2019

Contact Information

750 Weaver Dairy Rd., Apartment 240, Durham, NC 27705
No Campus Address or Box, Durham, NC 27508
healy@duke.edu (919) 627-2003

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of California - Los Angeles 1972
- M.A., University of California - Los Angeles 1968
- B.A., University of California - Los Angeles 1965
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor Emeritus in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2011 - 2014
- Professor of Public Policy Studies, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2006 - 2011
- Professor with Tenure, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 1990 - 2007
- Professor of Public Policy Studies, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2001 - 2004
- Professor of Public Policy Studies, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 1998 - 2001
- Director, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University 1993 - 1996
- Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 1990 - 1993
- Visiting Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University 1985 - 1990
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
Research
Selected Grants
- Tourist Demand for Sustainable Products: A Contribution to Microenterprise Development awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 1997 - 1998
- International Studies awarded by Department of Education 1994 - 1997
- National Resource Center for Undergraduates in International Studies awarded by Department of Education 1994 - 1997
- Public Participation in National Forest Planning: A Case Study of Monongahela National Forest awarded by Forest Service 1995 - 1996
- Ecotourism and Environmental Protection in Brazil: Making the National Policy Connection awarded by Forest Service 1994 - 1996
- Income, Employment and Pricing in Tropical Forest Ecotourism, Phase III awarded by Forest Service 1993 - 1995
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Healy, R. G. “Common Property Theory and Tourism at Niagara Falls.” Annals of Tourism Research, 2006.
  - Healy, R. G. “The Aging of North America: A Proposed Migration and Development Strategy.” Estudios Demograficos Y Economicos (Mexico City), no. 60 (2005).
  - Healy, R. G. “The Common Pool Problem and Management of Niagara Falls (Accepted).” Annals of Tourism Research, 2005.
  - Healy, R. G. “Population Aging and Employment in Mexico, Canada and the U.S.A.: Proposal for Labor Exchange (Accepted).” Estudios Demograficos Y Urbanos, 2005.
  - Coates, RG Healy with Kenneth, and William Morrison. “Tracking the Snowbirds: Seasonal Migration from Canada to the U.S.A. and Mexico.” American Review of Canadian Studies 32, no. 3 (2002): 433–50.
  - Healy, R. G., and W. Ascher. “Knowledge in the policy process: Incorporating new environmental information in natural resources policy making.” Policy Sciences 28, no. 1 (March 1, 1995): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01000818.
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  - Healy, R. G. “'Tourist Mechandise' as a Means of Generating Local Benefits From Ecotourism.” Journal of Sustainable Tourism 2, no. 3 (1994): 137–51.
  - Healy, R. G. “The 'Common Pool' Problem in Tourism Landscapes.” Annals of Tourism Research 21, no. 1 (1994): 596–611.
  - Healy, R. G. “Forests or fields. A land allocation perspective.” Land Use Policy 10, no. 2 (January 1, 1993): 122–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/0264-8377(93)90003-S.
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  - Healy, R. G. “State of the Environment Reports: An Internaitonal Comparison.” Journal of Planning Literature, October 1987.
  - Alig, RG Healy with Ralph J. “Urban and Built-up Land Area Changes in the United States: An Empirical Investigation of Determinants.” Land Economics, July 1987.
  - Healy, R. G. “Land, Agriculture and the Long View.” Agriculture and Human Values II, no. 4 (October 1985).
  - Zinn, RG Healy with Jeffrey A. “Resolving Environment and Development Conflicts in Coastal Zone Management.” Journal of the American Planning Association 51, no. 3 (July 1985).
  - Sojka, RG Healy with Robert E. “Trends in Southern Agriculture: Implications for Soil and Water Conservation.” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 40, no. 2 (1985).
  - Batie, RG Healy with Sandra S. “U.S. Agriculture: The Case for Guarded Optimism.” Economic Impact, December 1984.
  - Batie, RG Healy with Sandra S. “The Future of American Agriculture.” Scientific American 248, no. 2 (February 1983): 40–51.
  - Healy, R. G. “Hallmarks of a New Decade in Land Use.” Planning 49, no. 7 (1983): 20–24.
  - Popper, RG Healy with Frank J. “Speeding Industrial Siting: The False Promise of Procedural Reform.” Sloan Management Review 22, no. 1 (October 1980): 47–54.
  - Short, RG Healy with James L. “Rural Land: Market Trends and Planning Implications.” Journal of the American Planning Association 45, no. 3 (July 1979): 305–17.
  - Burns, RG Healy with Leland S. “The Metropolitan Hierarchy of Occupations.” Regional Science and Urban Economics, November 1978.
  - Healy, R. G. “Co-ordination: The Next Phase in Land Use Planning.” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 31, no. 4 (1976): 140–45.
  - Bergsman, RG Healy with Joel, and Peter Greenston. “A Classification of Economic Activities Based on Location Patterns.” Journal of Urban Economics, December 1975.
  - Healy, R. G. “Saving California's Coast: The Coastal Zone Initiative and Its Aftermath.” Coastal Zone Management Journal 1, no. 4 (1974).
  - Bergsman, RG Healy with Joel, and Peter Greenston. “The Agglomeration Process in Urban Growth.” Urban Studies 9, no. 3 (October 1972).
  - Healy, R. G. “Effects of Improved Housing on Worker Performance.” Journal of Human Resources 6, no. 3 (July 1971).
  - author, RG Healy co-. “Housing in Regional Economic Development and Planning.” Annals of Regional Science, December 1969.
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

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