Gary Higgs

Athro, Cyd-gyfarwyddwr WISERD Prifysgol De Cymru

gary.higgs@southwales.ac.uk 01443483619

Gary’s current research projects include; GIS-based analysis in accessibility modelling; applications of GIS in medical geography; use of GIS and visualisation techniques in emergency planning; applying GIS techniques in collaborative environments and in particular the use of GIS in public participation arenas as part of decision support system frameworks; investigating the use of Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) in combination with multi-criteria decision analysis in the siting of facilities such as wind farms and landfill sites; investigating patterns of environmental (in) justice in the UK; researching the use of GIS in social science applications in Wales and associated capacity building.

Cyfweliad gyda’r Athro Gary Higgs, Prifysgol De Cymru

Mae’r Athro Gary Higgs o Brifysgol De Cymru yn siarad am rywfaint o’i ymchwil ddiweddaraf ar hygyrchedd gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, ac yn enwedig y rhai y mae COVID wedi effeithio arnynt, fel banciau a mannau gwyrdd. Mae’n egluro fel y mae ei dîm yn canfod bylchau yn y ddarpariaeth ac yn cynhyrchu sylfaen dystiolaeth y gall sefydliadau ei defnyddio i gynllunio darpariaeth gwasanaethau’n fwy effeithiol a lleihau anghydraddoldeb o ran mynediad.

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Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles

Mae Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles yn defnyddio dulliau arloesol, gan gynnwys arolygon drwy appiau ar symudedd gofodol a chysylltiadau data, i gymharu mesurau hygyrchedd unigol a seiliedig ar lefydd, ac ystyried sut y mae patrymau newidiol colled ac enillion dinesig yn gysylltiedig â mesurau iechyd a lles. Y dyddiad dechrau a ddarperir yw dyddiad…

Research Team: Andrew Price (Prifysgol Caerdydd), Gary Higgs (Prifysgol De Cymru), Mitch Langford (Prifysgol De Cymru)

Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes

Overview The study carried out analysis of existing secondary sources of quantitative data in order to investigate levels of social capital within communities in relation to changing levels of provision of key public services. The study built on research conducted in Phase 1 of WISERD on the use of enhanced two step floating catchment area (E2SFCA) techniques to examine…

Research Team: Gary Higgs (Prifysgol De Cymru), Mitch Langford (Prifysgol De Cymru), Nicholas Page (Prifysgol Caerdydd), Scott Orford (Prifysgol Caerdydd)

Connected Communities: ICT Use and Connectivity of Minority Communities in Wales

Researchers from the Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods, Swansea University, Cardiff University, and the University of Glamorgan will conduct a systematic research review in order to gain an understanding of the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on changing cultures and patterns of connectivity within and between minority communities…

Research Team: Gary Higgs (Prifysgol De Cymru), Ian Stafford (Prifysgol Caerdydd), Panayiota Tsatsou (University of Leicester), Richard Fry (Prifysgol Abertawe), Robert Berry (Prifysgol De Cymru)

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

It is estimated that over half a million people visited one network of ‘warm rooms’ during the winter of 2022 in the UK, a figure that may rise to 2.5 million people if other networks are considered. As well as offering a means to try to limit exposure to cold temperatures and reduce household energy costs,…

Data a Dulliau, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Awst 2023

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

The paper draws upon open-source technologies to present methods of incorporating multiple travel modes into GIS analyses of cumulative opportunity and proximity-based metrics of accessibility. Two case studies are undertaken. The first uses isochrone analysis to evaluate national access to sport facilities expected to appeal to a broad range of ages and abilities. Predictably, urban…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Mawrth 2023

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Mapping active travel variations in access to key services in Wales

Introduction Events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the importance of local neighbourhoods as people were encouraged wherever possible to work from home, the physical and mental health benefits of active means of travel were promoted, and communities became more reliant on services in their local areas. At the same time governments around the…

Anghydraddoldeb, Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles | Tachwedd 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

There is a longstanding policy interest in understanding the impacts of changes in access to public and private services in rural areas. To date much of the empirical analysis concerning changing patterns of accessibility has been predicated on assumptions regarding the mode of transport used to access such facilities. The availability of new and open…

Anghydraddoldeb, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Hydref 2022

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

The UK, as elsewhere, has seen an accelerating trend of bank branch closures and reduced opening hours since the early 2000s. The reasons given by the banks are well rehearsed, but the impact assessments they provide to justify such programs and signpost alternatives have been widely criticized as being inadequate. This is particularly so for…

Lleoliadau | Mehefin 2022

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

Academics at the University of South Wales, affiliated to WISERD, have looked at how the pandemic has affected bus service levels across Wales. Their guest article details how the most deprived areas – where people most depend on bus services – have been hardest hit.

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Ebrill 2022

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

Suggestions of the existence of so-called ‘social care deserts’ in England in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the potential impact of geographical inequalities on the availability of residential, nursing and domiciliary care. To date, much of this analysis has been conducted at spatially aggregated scales such as that of…

Anghydraddoldeb, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles | Chwefror 2022

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Understanding Spatial Variations in Accessibility to Banks Using Variable Floating Catchment Area Techniques

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy: Contemporary Applications for Spatially Integrated Social Science 14(3) pp 449-472 In response to changing consumer habits driven by the advance of online services and mobile apps, substantial reductions in the provision of bank branches have been widely documented over the last decade. Such closures have economic consequences for the sustainability of…

Anghydraddoldeb, Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles | Medi 2021

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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

Journal of Civil Society 17(2) pp 101-118 This study explored the respective importance of compositional (individual) and contextual (neighbourhood) factors associated with the propensity to engage in formal volunteering among a nationally representative sample of adults in Wales, UK. To date, while certain contextual characteristics of local communities have been found to be associated with the…

Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Gorffennaf 2021

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

Transactions in GIS, 25(4) pp 1849-1867 This study describes the design and implementation of a web‐based infrastructure built on open‐source components to enable the computation of accessibility scores. It can be adapted to any form of service provision that is represented as geo‐located points. The solution aims to extend previous attempts to measure and analyse…

Anghydraddoldeb, Data a Dulliau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles | Mawrth 2021

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The Design and Development of a client-server based tool to Compute Accessibility to Sporting Facilities in Wales

Presented by the authors at GIS Research UK Conference 2020 This paper draws on a new database of gymnastics facilities, the use of Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (E2SFCA) techniques, to measure potential accessibility for both private and public transport networks using a web-based tool to collect the network distances for the transport. Plans to incorporate…

Data a Dulliau, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles | Gorffennaf 2020

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

Area 52(2) pp 342-353 This paper demonstrates the applicability of GIS tools for investigating the implications of changes in public service provision following a prolonged period of economic austerity in the UK. Using the example of geographical accessibility to public library service points in Wales, levels of provision are estimated for two cross‐sections in time to…

Anghydraddoldeb, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Mehefin 2020

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

There are ongoing policy concerns surrounding the difficulty in obtaining timely appointments to primary healthcare services and the potential impact on, for example, attendance at accident and emergency services and potential health outcomes. Using the case study of potential access to primary healthcare services in Wales, Geographic Information System (GIS)‐based tools that permit a consideration…

Data a Dulliau, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Mehefin 2019

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Investigating spatial variations in access to childcare provision using network‐based Geographic Information System models

A “flagship” policy outlined in the current Welsh Government’s 2016 Programme for Government aims to provide 30 hours of free early education and childcare per week to the working parents of three‐ and four‐year‐olds. However, in common with many other countries, there is currently a lack of detail regarding existing levels of childcare provision that can act as…

Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Gorffennaf 2018

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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

Spatial variations in rates of registered organ donors have not been studied in the UK at detailed spatial scales despite some evidence of national and regional differences. By drawing on the findings from the existing literature, this study examines associations between small-area variations in rates of new registrants to the UK organ donor register (ODR)…

Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Mai 2018

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

Studies examining potential social inequities in resource distribution have tended to adopt relatively unsophisticated measures of service supply such as those derived from proximity measures or counts of facilities within given time/distance thresholds. Often such measures do not take into account potential demand for services and the implications this has for understanding socio-spatial patterns in…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Ebrill 2018

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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

Approaches to calculating spatial accessibility within existing indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) methodologies are based on ‘traditional’ accessibility metrics and tend not to adopt more recent methodological enhancements. In particular, the last decade has seen a relatively large body of studies that have applied floating catchment area (FCA) methods that account for both service supply…

Anghydraddoldeb, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Rhagfyr 2017

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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

Public libraries make an important contribution to the wellbeing of local people often acting as community hubs by reducing the isolation felt by vulnerable members of society through promoting social interaction and supporting the wider needs of local communities. However, access to libraries is threatened in Wales, as elsewhere in the UK, by uncertainty stemming…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Gorffennaf 2017

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Modelling spatial access to General Practitioner surgeries: Does public transport availability matter?

Existing approaches investigating access to primary health care tend to use relatively crude measures that compare supply to demand ratios for administrative units or use GIS to calculate straight-line or network distances to the nearest facility. The latter however largely assume access is via private modes of transport. The aim of this paper is to…

Anghydraddoldeb, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau | Mai 2017

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Investigating geospatial data usability from a health geography perspective using sensitivity analysis: The example of potential accessibility to primary healthcare

Network distance and travel times are two popular methods of measuring potential geographic accessibility and networks are also used in gravity model-based approaches such as floating catchment area (FCA) techniques. Although some research has been conducted to assess the effectiveness of the representation of demand- (population) or supply- (destinations) side characteristics within such models, there…

Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau | Ebrill 2017

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The application of network-based GIS tools to investigate spatial variations in the provision of sporting facilities

Methods whereby access to facilities can be captured in order to support national policies geared towards promoting sports participation and help plan the provision of local facilities are urgently needed. Objective measures derived from the use of Geographical Information Systems can be used to gain an understanding of spatial variations in the location and quality…

Addysg, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Ionawr 2017

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Using routine activity theory to inform a conceptual understanding of the geography of fire events

The cost of fire events can be devastating in human, emotional and financial terms. There is a growing realisation that geographical techniques can be used in cross-disciplinary approaches to gain an understanding of potential causation factors associated with such events. Despite this, the theoretical frameworks within which such research efforts are often couched have received…

Lleoliadau | Gorffennaf 2016

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Multi-modal two-step floating catchment area analysis of primary health care accessibility

Two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) techniques are popular for measuring potential geographical accessibility to health care services. This paper proposes methodological enhancements to increase the sophistication of the 2SFCA methodology by incorporating both public and private transport modes using dedicated network datasets. The proposed model yields separate accessibility scores for each modal group at each…

Anghydraddoldeb, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau | Chwefror 2016

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Book Review: Quantitative Methods and Socio-Economic Applications in GIS

Introduction Having reviewed the first edition of this book for another journal (Higgs 2008), I was particularly interested in how some of the original materials had been updated in this edition to reflect new approaches and developments in GIS that have come to the fore in the interim period. The addition of the term “Socio-economic”…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau | Tachwedd 2015

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Wales: a statistical perspective

Wales is often regarded as being a uniform country, but, as has been highlighted in the previous chapter, it is very diverse with distinct geographical differences in population and other socio-economic and cultural characteristics. This chapter reveals and discusses some of these differences through official statistics presented at a variety of spatial scales with the…

Lleoliadau | Awst 2015

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Accessibility to sport facilities in Wales: A GIS-based analysis of socio-economic variations in provision

Previous studies concerned with investigating the relationship between levels of physical activity and aspects of the built environment have often led to inconsistent and mixed findings concerning associations between the availability of recreational or sport facilities and area socio-economic status. Further complications may arise when analysis is conducted separately for access to either publicly available…

Anghydraddoldeb, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau | Mai 2015

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Measuring Access to Primary Health Care using Two-Step Floating Catchment Areas and a Public/Private Multi-modal Transport Network

Floating catchment area (FCA) models are widely promoted as a technique to measure potential accessibility in a range of health applications. Since their initial formulation in the early 2000s a number of enhancements have been proposed to better measure accessibility. Encouraged by the growing availability of road network data, and a realisation of the inherent…

Anghydraddoldeb, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau | Ionawr 2015

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Book Review: Towers, Turbines and Transmission Lines: Impacts on Property Value

Introduction Opponents of wind farms and other contested infrastructure developments often base their arguments against such developments in terms of impacts on, for example, landscape aesthetics, tourism potential, health concerns and property values in the areas surrounding such developments. With regard to the latter, there is a relatively small evidence base on which to judge…

Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Medi 2014

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Editorial: Special issue on spatial analytical approaches in urban fire management

Introduction Urban fires are an important public health and safety concern. Despite the fact we no longer suffer single fire events with the scale of the great fires of Rome, London or Constantinople, worldwide we continue to experience in excess of 300,000 fire-related deaths per annum. The vast majority of these fire deaths occur in…

Lleoliadau | Tachwedd 2013

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Book Review: Crime Modeling and Mapping using Geospatial Technologies

There are a number of texts and edited collections given over to the use of spatial techniques in analysing, modelling and mapping crime data. Such efforts are reinforced by several well-established national (and international) conference series that focus on the use of GIS in analysing crime data as well as themed sessions in major geography…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Medi 2013

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Investigating the validity of rural-urban distinctions in the impacts of changing service provision: The example of postal service reconfiguration in Wales

There has been a longstanding interest in the impacts of socio-spatial variations in accessibility to public and private services in both urban and rural contexts. Previous studies have found that rural communities are often disproportionately impacted in accessibility terms by changes in service configuration. The aim of this study is to examine such claims in…

Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Ebrill 2013

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Using Floating Catchment Analysis (FCA) techniques to examine intra-urban variations in accassibility to public transport oportunities: the example of Cardiff, Wales

A relatively large literature base exists on the use of GIS to measure accessibility in transport studies. Often such research efforts have been conducted as part of wider studies of social exclusion to public transport opportunities. This paper aims to explore the use of floating catchment analysis (FCA) techniques to measure access to public transport…

Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Awst 2012

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Book Review: The SAGE Handbook of GIS and Society

Recent developments in mapping and distributing geographical data using accessible Web 2.0 technologies and practices (such as Google EarthTM, WikiMapia and OpenStreetMap) as well as developments in user-generated online content through web-based and mobile technologies have raised the public profile of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in societal applications. There are numerous high-profile world-wide examples of…

Lleoliadau | Gorffennaf 2012

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The WISERD Geoportal: A tool for the discovery, analysis and visualisation of socio-economic (meta-) data for Wales

The Wales Institute of Socio-Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) is an interdisciplinary, cross-institutional academic research group based in Wales, UK. One of the key objectives of WISERD is to develop a spatial framework that enhances a researcher’s ability to discover socio-economic research data relating to Wales with the aim of encouraging collaborative research and…

Data a Dulliau | Porth Data WISERD | Ebrill 2012

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Investigating the implications of using alternative GIS-based techniques to measure accessibility to green space

A large body of research has examined relationships between accessibility to green space and a variety of health outcomes with many researchers finding benefits in terms of levels of physical activity and relationships with levels of obesity, mental health, and other health conditions. Such studies often use spatial analytical techniques to examine relationships between distance…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau | Ebrill 2012

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Book Review: GIS in Hospital and Healthcare Emergency Management

Introduction As evidenced by a burgeoning literature base in the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of studies that have demonstrated the use of geospatial technologies in a range of health application areas. Notwithstanding such research efforts the jury is arguably still out on whether this has led to…

Lleoliadau | Rhagfyr 2011

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Gauging levels of public acceptance to the use of visualisation tools in promoting public participation; a case study of wind farm planning in South Wales, UK

There is an increasing interest in the use of IT-based tools to encourage public participation in environmental decision making. Typically, this has involved the development of (predominantly prototype) systems applied in workshop scenarios with those stakeholders with an immediate interest in the planning issue in hand. Increasingly, however, the Internet is being used to explore…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Tachwedd 2011

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Measuring transit system accessibility using a modified two-step floating catchment technique

Previous research has drawn attention to the importance of measuring accessibility to public transit services for transport planning and decision-making purposes and to the use of GIS to produce accessibility maps. Existing measures have been criticised for their lack of sophistication and reliance on simple operations such as Euclidean buffering. This article introduces an accessibility…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau | Tachwedd 2011

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ICT use and connectivity of minority communities in Wales

The project ICT use and connectivity of minority communities in Wales has aimed to gain an understanding of the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on changing cultures and patterns of connectivity within and between minority communities and the potential of multifaceted digital divides in constraining or shaping these forms of connectivity. It has…

Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Connected Communities: ICT Use and Connectivity of Minority Communities in Wales | Mehefin 2011

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Web-based GIS approaches to enhance public participation in wind farm planning

Planning information pertaining to the potential visual impacts of proposed construction developments is particularly important in the case of wind farm planning, given the high levels of concern amongst members of the public regarding the perceived negative visual impacts of wind turbines on the landscape. Previous research has highlighted the shortcomings associated with traditional visualization…

Data a Dulliau, Lleoliadau | Ebrill 2011

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Book Review: Geospatial Techniques in Urban Hazard and Disaster Analysis

Excerpt The primary focus of this volume is on the use of spatial technologies in urban hazard and disaster issues, concentrating on their use in four stages in the disaster management process: response, recovery, preparation, and mitigation. … the editors of this volume have provided an extremely useful addition to the literature in this area…

Lleoliadau | Ebrill 2011

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An evaluation of online GIS-based landscape and visual impact assessment tools and their potential for enhancing public participation: the example of wind farm planning in Wales

Effective information communication and public participation in the planning process are important elements for facilitating successful environmental decision-making. Previous research has demonstrated the importance of these factors for delivering benefits to a wide range of stakeholders in the planning system by increasing the transparency and efficiency of the planning process. Planning information relating to the…

Data a Dulliau | Tachwedd 2010

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Accessibility and public service provision: Evaluating the impacts of the Post Office Network Change Programme in the UK

The importance of public service provision and accessibility in shaping government policies aimed at enhancing social inclusion and ensuring social justice in the UK is well founded. The capabilities of GIS for generating information to address such concerns have facilitated a widespread interest in measuring and analysing accessibility to public services. Previous studies have drawn…

Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes | Hydref 2010

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An audit of smoking behaviours among patients attending two general dental practices in South Wales: An awareness raising exercise for the dental team and patients

Aims This audit aimed to quantify the number of smokers attending two general dental practices. It also aimed to establish the demographic characteristics of these smokers in terms of age, gender and deprivation status, and to raise the awareness of practice staff about smoking cessation. Methods Data were collected from consecutive patients (aged over 16…

Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Ebrill 2010

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Fire incidence in metropolitan areas: A comparative study of Brisbane (Australia) and Cardiff (United Kingdom)

In their previous research, they applied spatial statistics and regression analysis to explore the relationships between the types of socio-economic factors that are associated with different fire incident types for an area of South Wales, UK. In this paper, this analysis is extended by using a comparative approach applying regression analysis to examine intra-urban trends…

Lleoliadau | Mawrth 2010

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The use of GIS-derived accessibility measures in mixed methods research: a research agenda

This paper aims to review the state of play of GIS use in measuring accessibility to services drawing on work in areas such as health, public services, transport and environmental justice. The first section describes what is meant by ‘accessibility’ in the context of our research. To date this has predominantly been concerned with measures…

Data a Dulliau | Ionawr 2010

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Building a Geo-portal for Enhancing Collaborative Socio-Economic Research in Wales using Open Source Technology

The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) is a major new collaborative socio‐economic research programme involving five higher education institutions in Wales. This paper introduces the work of the WISERD data integration team and describes their plans for the development of an online geo‐portal. Their aim is to support WISERD…

Data a Dulliau | Porth Data WISERD | Ionawr 2010

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Investigating the association between weather conditions, calendar events and socio-economic patterns with trends in fire incidence: An Australian case study

Fires in urban areas can cause significant economic, physical and psychological damage. Despite this, there has been a comparative lack of research into the spatial and temporal analysis of fire incidence in urban contexts. In this paper, we redress this gap through an exploration of the association of fire incidence to weather, calendar events and…

Lleoliadau | Rhagfyr 2009

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GIScience, Environmental Justice, & Estimating Populations at Risk: The Case of Landfills in Wales

There has been a notable increase in the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in studies of environmental (in)justice in the last two decades. Whilst the potential of such techniques is increasingly being recognised, there remain some key research challenges facing researchers interested in wider notions of environmental justice (EJ). One avenue of research concerns…

Lleoliadau | Hydref 2009

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The Role of GIS for Health Utilization Studies: Literature Review

There have been a plethora of studies investigating access issues in relation to health services but until recently a relative lack of research on geographical factors that may be influencing utilisation patterns. This paper includes a timely review on what is known from existing studies, a description of the main methodological concerns highlighted by such…

Anghydraddoldeb, Data a Dulliau | Chwefror 2009

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The Influence of Weather on Local Geographical Patterns of Police Calls for Service

The effect of weather elements on the incidence of different types of crime has been the focus of a number of research studies. However, the detailed geographical dimension of this relationship has been largely ignored. The aim of this paper is to broaden the research on weather and crime to consider the effect of weather…

Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Ionawr 2009

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Cyflwynwyd ymchwil Sefydliad Ymchwil Gymdeithasol ac Economaidd, Data a Dulliau Cymru (WISERD) yn y Senedd

13 Rhagfyr 2023 | Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Ar 30 Tachwedd, cyflwynodd yr Athro Mitch Langford, cyd-gyfarwyddwr WISERD ym Mhrifysgol De Cymru (PDC), ymchwil WISERD o’r prosiect a ariennir gan y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol (ESRC), ‘Anghydraddoldebau, colled ddinesig a lles’, i’r pwyllgor newid hinsawdd, amgylchedd a seilwaith yn y Senedd. Roedd digwyddiad Meysydd o Ddiddordeb Ymchwil (ARI) y Senedd yn cynnwys…

Anghydraddoldeb, Data a Dulliau, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Lleoliadau, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles

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Monitro mynediad at fannau cynnes

17 Tachwedd 2023 | Andrew Price, Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Mae papur a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar gan Dr Andrew Price a’r Athrawon Gary Higgs a Mitchel Langford ym Mhrifysgol De Cymru wedi tynnu sylw at amrywiadau daearyddol o ran mynediad at fannau cynnes yng Nghymru. Mae mannau cynnes yn rhoi cyfle i helpu aelwydydd i geisio lleihau effaith biliau ynni cynyddol yn ystod misoedd y…

Anghydraddoldeb, Data a Dulliau, Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol, Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Anghydraddoldeb, colled ddinesig a lles

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Chwarae teg: gallai technegau newydd helpu i gynllunio darpariaeth cyfleusterau hamdden er mwyn gwella cyfranogiad

26 Ebrill 2023 | Andrew Price, Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Mae ein hastudiaethau blaenorol sy’n archwilio’r amrywiad mewn mynediad at gyfleusterau chwaraeon mewn perthynas â phatrymau economaidd-gymdeithasol yng Nghymru wedi’u seilio ar dybiaeth mai teithio preifat yw’r dull trafnidiaeth a ddefnyddir. Rydym bellach yn cynnwys pellteroedd ac amseroedd teithio ar gyfer dulliau trafnidiaeth eraill fel rhan o’n cyfrifiadau hygyrchedd. Mae’r rhain yn deillio o archwiliad…

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Mae’r dull trafnidiaeth yn dylanwadu ar gyfleoedd hamdden

18 Ionawr 2023 | Andrew Price, Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Cyhoeddwyd papur newydd yn WISERD gan Andrew Price, Mitchel Langford a Gary Higgs ym Mhrifysgol De Cymru yn ddiweddar yn y cyfnodolyn, Case Studies on Transport Policy. Gan ddefnyddio data cyfleusterau chwaraeon gan Chwaraeon Cymru a data ffynhonnell agored ar leoedd gwyrdd, mae’r tîm yn ymchwilio i’r amrywiadau o ran y gallu i fwynhau cyfleoedd…

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Ymchwilwyr WISERD yn creu gwefan newydd i ymchwilio i hygyrchedd gwasanaethau allweddol yng Nghymru

10 Tachwedd 2022 | Andrew Price, Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Mae gwefan brototeip sy’n ymchwilio i hygyrchedd gwasanaethau allweddol yng Nghymru wedi’i datblygu gan ymchwilwyr WISERD yng Nghanolfan Ymchwil Systemau Gwybodaeth Ddaearyddol Prifysgol De Cymru. Mae hyn yn rhan o raglen ymchwil barhaus sy’n ymchwilio i hygyrchedd daearyddol gwasanaethau yng Nghymru. Mae’r wefan yn galluogi defnyddwyr i weld pa mor hygyrch yw gwasanaethau allweddol, yn…

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Yr angen i ystyried opsiynau trafnidiaeth

25 Awst 2022 | Andrew Price, Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Mae papur diweddar gan yr Athro Gary Higgs, Dr Andrew Price a Dr Mitchel Langford o WISERD a Chanolfan Ymchwil GIS a gyhoeddwyd yn y Journal of Rural Studies wedi amlygu’r angen i ystyried yr opsiynau trafnidiaeth sydd ar gael i gael mynediad i wasanaethau i’r rhai sy’n dibynnu ar drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus. Drwy dynnu ar…

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Cyhoeddi erthygl newydd ar fesur hygyrchedd gwasanaethau bancio

9 Awst 2022 | Andrew Price, Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Mae erthygl newydd, mynediad agored mewn cyfnodolyn ar fesur hygyrchedd i wasanaethau bancio gan Dr Mitchel Langford, Andrew Price a’r Athro Gary Higgs o Brifysgol De Cymru, wedi’i chyhoeddi yn ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. Mae’r erthygl yn dangos sut y gellir mesur hygyrchedd i ganghennau banc ar wahanol adegau o’r dydd a thrwy ddulliau…

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

8 Ebrill 2022 | Andrew Price, Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Public transport was severely impacted during COVID-19 as people’s daily mobility patterns changed. This led to a substantial drop in demand as many workers were instructed to work from home and social distancing measures were introduced on existing services. Department for Transport statistics show a decline from 91 to 26 million passenger journeys on local…

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Ymchwilio i anghydraddoldebau daearyddol o ran mynediad at gartrefi gofal a phreswyl

28 Chwefror 2022 | Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Mae papur newydd gan WISERD yn tynnu sylw at sut y gall dulliau daearyddol gyfrannu at ddealltwriaeth o anghydraddoldebau o ran mynediad at gartrefi gofal a phreswyl yng Nghymru. Cynhaliwyd yr ymchwil gan gyd-gyfarwyddwyr WISERD, yr Athro Gary Higgs a Dr Mitchel Langford, ynghyd â Chysylltydd WISERD, yr Athro Mark Llewellyn, Cyfarwyddwr Sefydliad Iechyd a…

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Is there a geography of volunteering in Wales?

13 Awst 2021 | Gary Higgs

In Wales as elsewhere, the role of volunteers has been brought to the fore during the COVID-19 pandemic as people offered their services to help address the needs of vulnerable groups within their communities. Concerns surrounding the sustainability of such volunteering efforts have drawn attention to the types of infrastructure that could help facilitate and…

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

18 Mawrth 2021 | Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

Local authorities in Wales have had to make difficult decisions to close or rationalise a wide range of services in response to changes in the incidence of COVID-19. This has had major impacts for those sectors of the community most dependent on various forms of service provision. Where there have been partial closures involving changes…

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

17 Gorffennaf 2020 | Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

We have long become accustomed to the concerns expressed in the letter pages of local newspapers or on various online forums from those members of the public forced (if fortunate to have access to a car) to drive greater distances, or to make alternative and more costly arrangements, to access services such as health, educational,…

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Newyddion

Parhau â’n partneriaeth â’r Ganolfan Genedlaethol ar gyfer Dulliau Ymchwil

9 Ionawr 2020 | Gary Higgs, WISERD

Mae WISERD ymhlith y naw canolfan bartner fydd yn parhau i weithio gyda’r Ganolfan Genedlaethol ar gyfer Dulliau Ymchwil (NCRM), i gyflwyno cyfnod newydd o hyfforddiant arloesol a gweithgareddau cynyddu capasiti. Bydd y rhain yn ymwneud â defnyddio technegau a dulliau ymchwil creiddiol a blaengar. Mae’r newyddion yn dilyn cyhoeddiad heddiw gan y Cyngor Ymchwil…

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Cyd-Gyfarwyddwr WISERD Yr Athro Gary Higgs yn ennill Gwobr Effaith USW 2019

15 Tachwedd 2019 | Gary Higgs

Mae’r Athro Gary Higgs a’i dîm wedi derbyn Gwobr Effaith USW am eu hymchwil sy’n ceisio gwella gwasanaethau canser symudol. Cafodd yr ymchwil ei gynnal ar y cyd gyda Gofal Canser Tenovus ac mae’n sicrhau bod triniaeth canser yn cael ei darparu yn nes at gartrefi cleifion drwy ehangu cyrhaeddiad y gwasanaethau symudol. Gweithiodd yr…

Iechyd, Lles a Gofal Cymdeithasol

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What maps reveal about the impacts of austerity

11 Hydref 2019 | Gary Higgs

Following nearly a decade of austerity, local authorities face funding challenges that are having major impacts on the ways public services are delivered. Financial pressures, combined with increasing demand and expectations from the public for accessible and timely services, are having a detrimental effect on those social groups most reliant on essential facilities. In our…

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Should levels of access to essential services be measured by travel time alone?

15 Ionawr 2018 | Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford, Nicholas Page

According to available estimates, residents living in more rural areas of Wales generally need to travel farthest to access a number of key services. Take access to GP surgeries, for instance. A two-way journey by car to a local GP surgery is considered to take, on average, between 10-14 minutes for those living in smaller…

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Newyddion

WISERD analysis helps determine whether Welsh Government can fulfill childcare commitment

6 Tachwedd 2017 | Gary Higgs, Mitch Langford

WISERD’s bespoke analytical tools were used in a Welsh Government research project to assess whether the existing supply of childcare in Wales can cope with the increased demand due from a change in Government policy. The research and analysis was conducted by WISERD Co-Director Prof Gary Higgs and Dr Mitchel Langford of the University of…

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WISERD Civil Society: Community-level social capital and the provision of public services; the need for a stronger evidence base

3 Mehefin 2016 | Gary Higgs

WISERD Civil Society WP3.2: Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes This work package will undertake a comprehensive review of the literature on social capital with a particular focus on community level measures at a range of spatial scales. The ultimate aim is to critically assess the suitability of existing secondary…

Y Gymdeithas Sifil | Implications of Spatial & Temporal Variation in Service Provision for Inequalities in Social Outcomes

Cynhadledd

Changing Wales: WISERD at 10

17 Hydref 2018 | Caerdydd

The Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) will be celebrating ten years of research that has helped address some of the key social challenges facing Wales on Wednesday 17th October. This invitation only event will include contributions from Kirsty Williams, Cabinet Secretary for Education; Lynne Neagle AM and the launch…

Hyfforddiant

WISERD TCB Event: Introduction to GIS

8 Mehefin 2016 | Pontypridd

This workshop will introduce the concepts and provide participants with hands-on experience of using an open source GIS package. We will also explore how socio-economic data from the UK Census of Population can be downloaded and integrated with other open source data sets such as road network data. Speakers: Gary Higgs & Mitch Langford

Hyfforddiant

Measuring Well-being: From Conceptualisation to Operationalisation

16 Mehefin 2015 | Glamorgan Business Centre, Room 9,CF10 3UB,United Kingdom.

This event aimed to cover both the conceptual and empirical approaches to measuring well-being.

Gweithdy

Mapping Your Research Data

21 Medi 2011 | Abertawe

Course Leaders: Professor Gary Higgs, Dr Scott Orford, Dr Robert Berry and Dr Richard Fry, WISERD Data Team This workshop provided a basic introduction to mapping spatial data using a Geographical Information System (GIS) software package. A GIS package can be used to store, manage, visualise, analyse and present any data that is linked to a geographic location. Researchers collect a…

Gweithdy

Mapping Your Research Data

17 Medi 2010 | Caerdydd