Carl Higgs

Experience

• 2021–present
  Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
• 2016–2021
  Research Officer, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
• 2015–2017
  Research Assistant, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
• 2015–2015
  Sessional Teaching Associate, Monash University
• 2010–2012
  Research Assistant, Wicking Dementia Research Education Centre, University of Tasmania

Education

• 2018 
  University of Melbourne / Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia, Master of Biostatistics
• 2015 
  University of Melbourne, Master of Public Health (epidemiology and biostatistics)
• 2009 
  University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
• 2006 
  University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Fine Arts

Publications

• 2023
  Higgs C, Lowe M, Hooper P, Mavoa S, Arundel J, Gunn L, Simons K, Giles-Corti B (2023) Policy relevant health related liveability indicator datasets for addresses in Australia’s 21 largest cities. Sci Data 10, 113., https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02013-5
• 2023
  Adlakha D, Higgs C, Sallis F (2023) Growing evidence that activity-friendly neighbourhoods can mitigate non-communicable and infectious disease risk. Cities and Health., https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2023.2231135
• 2022
  Cerin E, Sallis JF, Salvo D, Hinckson E, Conway TL, Owen N, Higgs C et al. (2022) Determining thresholds for spatial urban design and transport features that support walking to create healthy and sustainable cities: findings from the IPEN Adult study. The Lancet Global Health. 10(6):e895–906., https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00068-7
• 2022
  Lowe M, Adlakha D, Sallis JF, Salvo D, Cerin E, Moudon AV, Higgs C et al. (2022) City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities. The Lancet Global Health. 10(6):e882–94. , https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00069-9
• 2022
  Liu S, Higgs C, Arundel J, Boeing G, Cerdera N, Moctezuma D, Cerin E, Adlakha D, Lowe M, Giles-Corti B (2022) A Generalized Framework for Measuring Pedestrian Accessibility around the World Using Open Data. Geographical Analysis. 54(3):559-582. , https://doi.org/10.1111/gean.12290
• 2022
  Chandrabose M, Cao Y, Hadgraft N, Higgs C, Shuvo F, Dunstan DW, Owen N, Sugiyama T (2022) Neighbourhood walkability and dietary attributes: effect modification by area-level socio-economic status. Public health nutrition. 25(9):2593-2600. , https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980022001197
• 2022
  Higgs C, Rozek J, Alderton A, Giles-Corti B et al. (2022) Policy relevant spatial indicators of urban liveability and sustainability: scaling from local to global. Urban Policy and Research. SOAC 2021 Special Edition.. , https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2022.2076215
• 2022
  Giles-Corti B, Saghapour T, Turrell G, Gunn L, Both A, Lowe M … Higgs C (2022) Spatial and socioeconomic inequities in liveability in Australia’s 21 largest cities: Does city size matter? Health & place. 78:102899. , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102899
• 2022
  Villanueva K, Badland H, Alderton A, Higgs C, Turrell G, Goldfeld S (2022) Examining the contribution of the neighbourhood built environment to the relationship between neighbourhood disadvantage and early childhood development in 205,000 Australian children. Academic Pediatrics. , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2022.11.014
• 2022
  Wright A, De Livera A, Lee KH, Higgs C, Nicholson M, Gibbs L, Jorm A (2022) A repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal study of mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria, Australia. BMC Public Health 22:2434. , https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14836-9
• 2022
  Kelly D, Davern M, Farahani L, Higgs C, Maller C (2022) Urban greening for health and wellbeing in low-income communities: A baseline study in Melbourne, Australia. Cities. 120:103442. , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103442
• 2022
  Both A, Gunn L, Higgs C, Davern M, Jafari A, Boulange C, et al. (2022) Achieving ‘Active’ 30 Minute Cities: How Feasible Is It to Reach Work within 30 Minutes Using Active Transport Modes? ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 11(1):58. , https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11010058
• 2022
  Villanueva K, Alderton A, Higgs C, Badland H, Goldfeld S (2022) Data to Decisions: Methods to Create Neighbourhood Built Environment Indicators Relevant for Early Childhood Development. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(9):5549. , https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095549
• 2022
  Boeing G, Higgs C, Liu S, Giles-Corti B, Sallis JF, Cerin E, et al. (2022) Using open data and open-source software to develop spatial indicators of urban design and transport features for achieving healthy and sustainable cities. The Lancet Global Health. 10(6):e907–18. , https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00072-9
• 2022
  Giles-Corti B, Moudon AV, Lowe M, Cerin E, Boeing G, Frumkin H, Higgs C et al. (2022) What next? Expanding our view of city planning and global health, and implementing and monitoring evidence-informed policy. The Lancet Global Health. 10(6):e919–26. , https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00066-3
• 2021
  Alderton A, Nitvimol K, Davern M, Higgs C, Correia J, Butterworth I, et al. (2021) Building Capacity in Monitoring Urban Liveability in Bangkok: Critical Success Factors and Reflections from a Multi-Sectoral, International Partnership. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(14):7322. , https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147322
• 2021
  Higgs C, Simons K, Badland H, Giles-Corti B (2021) Cross-sectional evidence of the cardiometabolic health benefits of urban liveability in Australia. npj Urban Sustain. , https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-021-00039-5
• 2020
  Gunn L, Kroen A, De Gruyter C, Higgs C, Saghapour T, Davern M. (2020) Early delivery of equitable and healthy transport options in new suburbs: Policy, place and people. Journal of Transport & Health. , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2020.100870
• 2020
  Lowe M, Arundel J, Hooper P, Rozek J, Higgs C, Roberts R, Giles-Corti B (2020) Liveability aspirations and realities: Implementation of urban policies designed to create healthy cities in Australia. Social Science & Medicine. 245:112713., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112713
• 2020
  Alderton A, Higgs C, Davern M, Butterworth I, Correia J, Nitvimol K, et al. (2020) Measuring and monitoring liveability in a low-to-middle income country: a proof-of-concept for Bangkok, Thailand and lessons from an international partnership. Cities & Health. , https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1813537
• 2020
  Horne R, Correia J, Badland H, Alderton A, Higgs C (2020) From Ballarat to Bangkok: how can cross-sectoral partnerships around the Sustainable Development Goals accelerate urban liveability?. Cities & Health. 12:1-7. , https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2019.1698938
• 2019
  Higgs C, Badland H, Simons K, Knibbs LD, Giles-Corti B (2019) The Urban Liveability Index: developing a policy-relevant urban liveability composite measure and evaluating associations with transport mode choice. International Journal of Health Geographics. 18(1):14. , https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-019-0178-8

Professional Memberships

• Statistical Society of Australia
• International Society for Urban Health
• Association for Computing Machinery

Research Areas

• Urban Analysis And Development (120507)
• Open Software (080306)
• Geospatial Information Systems (090903)
• Epidemiology (111706)