Gary Higgs

2024

An open-source web-based solution for interactive assessment of accessibility via public transport

Webb, L., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 10 Apr 2024, 32nd GISRUK Conference 2024: University of Leeds. Zenodo, 7 p.

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Geographical and temporal variations in the provision of registered older people long term care home places in Wales

Higgs, G. & Langford, M., 20 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Care and Caring. 00, 00, 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Using open-source planning tools to promote public and active travel and address geographical inequalities in provision

Webb, L., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 3 Jul 2024, WISERD Annual Conference 2024. Welsh Institute of Socio Economic Research and Data (WISERD)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

2023

Offering a sporting chance: new techniques could help plan the provision of recreation facilities to improve participation

Price, A., Higgs, G. & Langford, M., 26 Apr 2023, Welsh Institute of Socio Economic Research and Data (WISERD).

Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

Quantifying disparities in access to recreational opportunities by alternative modes of transport

Price, A., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 4 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Case Studies on Transport Policy. 11, 11 p., 100949.

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Spatial and temporal access to warm spaces during the winter of 2022/2023

Price, A., Higgs, G. & Langford, M., Oct 2023, In: Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. 50, 8, p. 2317-2321 5 p.

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2022

Access all areas or missing the bus? Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on Welsh bus services

Langford, M., Higgs, G. & Price, A., 7 Apr 2022

Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

Combining Temporal and Multi-Modal Approaches to Better Measure Accessibility to Banking Services

Langford, M., Price, A. & Higgs, G., 16 Jun 2022, In: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 11, 6, 22 p., 00350.

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Deprived areas hit hardest by changes in access to bus services during the pandemic

Price, A., Higgs, G. & Langford, M., 8 Apr 2022, 1 p. Welsh Institute of Socio Economic Research and Data (WISERD).

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Investigating geographical inequalities in access to residential and nursing home provision

Higgs, G. & Langford, M., 28 Feb 2022

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Investigating the impact of bank branch closures on access to financial services in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

Higgs, G., Price, A. & Langford, M., 1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 95, p. 1-14 14 p., 012.

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Mapping active travel variations in access to key services in Wales

Price, A., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 11 Nov 2022, 18 p.

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Towards an understanding of inequalities in accessing residential and nursing home provision: The role of geographical approaches

Higgs, G., Langford, M. & Llewellyn, M., 25 Feb 2022, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 30, 6, p. 2218– 2229 12 p., 13770.

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Using web-based technologies to better understand and present temporal variations in access to public services

Webb, L., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 5 Apr 2022.

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2021

Computing geographical access to services: The design of a client–server solution that incorporates multiple transport modes

Price, A., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 21 Mar 2021, In: Transactions in GIS. 25, 4, p. 1849 - 1867 19 p.

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Computing geographical access to services: the design of an open-source multimodal client-server solution

Price, A., Langford, M., Higgs, G. & Radcliffe, J., 15 Apr 2021, GISRUK 2021 Proceedings. p. 1-8 8 p.

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Exploring the relationship between local volunteering opportunities and the propensity to volunteer using a nationally representative survey of adults in Wales

Higgs, G., Page, N. & Langford, M., 18 Jul 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Civil Society. 17, 2, p. 101-118 18 p.

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Is there a geography of volunteering in Wales?

Higgs, G., 13 Aug 2021, 1 p. Welsh Institute of Socio Economic Research and Data (WISERD).

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Monitoring inequalities in physical activity opportunities in a post-COVID Wales

Higgs, G. & Langford, M., 18 Mar 2021

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Understanding spatial variations in accessibility to banks using variable floating catchment area techniques

Langford, M., Higgs, G. & Jones, S., 1 Aug 2021, In: Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. 14, 3, p. 449 - 472 24 p.

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Using machine learning tools to investigate factors associated with trends in ‘no-shows’ in outpatient appointments

Incze, E., Holborn, P., Higgs, G. & Ware, A., 1 Jan 2021, In: Health and Place. 67, 102496 , 11 p., 102496 .

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2020

Are banks doing enough to model the impact of branch closures on communities?

Higgs, G. & Langford, M., 17 Jul 2020

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Exploring spatiotemporal variations in public library provision following a prolonged period of economic austerity: a GIS approach

Page, N., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 20 May 2020, In: Area. 52, 2, p. 342–353 12 p.

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Review of: John Stillwell (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Census Resources, Methods and Applications

Higgs, G., 1 Feb 2020, In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design. 47, 2, p. 354-356

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The design and development of a client-server based tool to compute accessibility to sporting facilities in Wales

Price, A., Langford, M., Higgs, G. & Radcliffe, J., 22 Jul 2020, Paper presented at the GIS Research UK conference, 22nd July 2020. Birkbeck University/UCL, 6 p. 30

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2019

Accessibility to secondary schools in the UK: an enhanced two-step floating catchment area (E2SFCA) analysis, using well-informed variable-sized catchments

Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 5 Apr 2019.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Assessing the health impacts of adults’ participation in sports: investigating the role of accessibility to sport facilities

Pouliou, T., Lowe, S. & Higgs, G., 8 Nov 2019, Conference Proceedings for International Conference on Administrative Data Research 2019: International Journal of Population Data Science. 3 ed. Swansea University, Vol. 4. 1 p. 055. (International Journal of Population Data Science).

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Enhancing our understanding of access to sporting facilities in Wales through geospatial analysis

Price, A., Langford, M., Higgs, G. & Radcliffe, J., 24 Apr 2019.

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Investigating spatial variations in access to childcare provision using network-based GIS models

Langford, M., Higgs, G. & Dallimore, D., 5 Aug 2019, In: Social Policy & Administration. 53, 5, p. 661-677 17 p.

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Measuring spatial accessibility to services within indices of multiple deprivation: implications of applying an enhanced two-step floating catchment area (E2SFCA) approach

Page, N., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 1 Jun 2019, In: Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. 12, 2, p. 321–348 28 p.

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The usability of open source tools to measure access to health services; analysing mobile cancer unit location

Williams, R., Higgs, G. & Langford, M., 26 Apr 2019, Proceedings of the GIS Research UK conference April 2019. University of Newcastle, p. 1-7 7 p.

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Use of Floating Catchment Area models to investigate trends in ‘extended hours’ GP provision

Higgs, G., Langford, M. & Page, N., 17 Jun 2019, (Unpublished) Applied Geography Commission meeting: Gran Sasso Science Institute. L'Aquila Italy

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Using Geographic Information Systems to investigate variations in accessibility to ‘extended hours’ primary healthcare provision

Higgs, G., Langford, M., Jarvis, P., Page, N., Richards, J. & Fry, R., 23 Jun 2019, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 27, 4, p. 1074-1084 11 p.

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What maps reveal about the impacts of austerity

Higgs, G., 11 Oct 2019, 1 p. Welsh Institute of Socio Economic Research and Data (WISERD).

Research output: Other contribution › peer-review

2018

An evaluation of alternative measures of accessibility for investigating potential ‘deprivation amplification’ in service provision

Page, N., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 1 Jun 2018, In: Applied Geography. 95, p. 19-33 15 p.

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An exploratory analysis of spatial variations in organ donation registration rates in Wales prior to the implementation of the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013

Page, N., Higgs, G. & Langford, M., 1 Jul 2018, In: Health and Place. 52, p. 18-24 7 p.

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Assessing the Impacts of Changing Public Service Provision on Geographical Accessibility: an examination of public library provision in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Higgs, G., Jones, S., Langford, M. & Heley, J., 17 Apr 2018, In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 36, 3, p. 548 568 p.

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Barriers to reproducible research in GIS; a practical example using a national index of multiple deprivation

Page, N., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 18 Apr 2018, GIS Research UK conference Proceedings: University of Leicester. University of Leicester, p. 1-7 7 p.

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Translating networked based accessibility measures into an open source environment; challenges and opportunities

Williams, R., Higgs, G., Langford, M., Banks, T. & Edwards, R., 18 Apr 2018, GIS Research UK conference Proceedings: University of Leicester. University of Leicester, p. 1-6 6 p.

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2017

Childcare capacity in Wales: mapping childcare supply against potential demand

Thomas, H., Crocker, S., Wilton, J., Davies, C., Langford, M. & Higgs, G., 31 Oct 2017, 65 ed. Welsh Government. 49 p. (Social Research; vol. 2017, no. 65)

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