Carl Higgs

Carl Higgs is a researcher in the Healthy Liveable Cities Lab of RMIT University's Centre for Urban Research, with an interdisciplinary background in cultural studies, spatial epidemiology, and computer science.

Methods and tools Carl has developed have supported calculation and dissemination of policy-relevant spatial urban indicators for cities in Australia and internationally using open data and an open science ethos. Through linkage studies and research translation, Carl’s research aims to empower community advocates, policy makers and planners with the evidence needed to address urban inequities for healthier, more sustainable cities.

View Full profile

Related Content

News & Blog

CUR Stories

The average regional city resident lacks good access to two-thirds of community services, and liveability suffers

16 March 2020

The way our growing cities are planned and built is becoming ever more important in building healthy, liveable and sustainable communities.

Publications

A Pathway to Prioritizing and Delivering Healthy and Sustainable Cities

Melanie Lowe, James F. Sallis, Deborah Salvo, Ester Cerin, Geoff Boeing, Carl Higgs, et al.

Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy

View Publication

A repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal study of mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria, Australia

Annemarie Wright, Alysha De Livera, Keun Hee Lee, Carl Higgs, Matthew Nicholson, Lisa Gibbs, Anthony Jorm

BMC Public Health

View Publication

Measuring, monitoring and translating urban liveability in Bangkok: Final Research Report

Dr Amanda Alderton, Carl Higgs, Kornsupha Nitvimol, Melanie Davern, Joana Correia, Iain Butterworth,

An international case study with implications for Australian cities

View Publication

Calculation of policy-relevant spatial indicators of urban liveability: experiences of scaling a research programme from local to global

Carl Higgs, Dr Amanda Alderton, , Deepti Adlakha, , Geoff Boeing, Dr Alan Both, Ester Cerin, Manoj Chandrabose, Chris De Gruyter, Lucy Gunn, Alysha De Livera, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Suzanne Mavoa, James Sallis, Koen Simons, Billie Giles-Corti

Analysis & Policy Observatory

View Publication

Determining thresholds for spatial urban design and transport features that support walking to create healthy and sustainable cities: findings from the IPEN Adult study

Ester Cerin, James F Sallis, Deborah Salvo, Erica Hinckson, Terry L Conway, Neville Owen, Delfien van Dyck, Melanie Lowe, Carl Higgs, et al.

Lancet Global Health Series

View Publication

City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities

Melanie Lowe, Deepti Adlakha, James F Sallis, Deborah Salvo, Ester Cerin, Anne Vernez Moudon, Carl Higgs, et al.

The Lancet Global Health

View Publication

What next? Expanding our view of city planning and global health, and implementing and monitoring evidence-informed policy

Billie Giles-Corti, Anne Vernez Moudon, Melanie Lowe, Ester Cerin, Geoff Boeing, Howard Frumkin, Deborah Salvo, Sarah Foster, Alexandra Kleeman, Sarah Bekessy, Thiago Hérick de Sá, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Carl Higgs, et al.

Lancet Global Health Series

View Publication