Professor Nigel Walford CGeog

Biography

Nigel is Professor of Applied GIS in the School of Earth Sciences and Geography at University of Kingston. Nigel has a BA (Hons) from University of Sussex, a PhD from University of London and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Nigel’s teaching and research interests include geodemographics, data and statistical analysis, land use and planning, geographical information systems, agricultural and rural geography. Current research projects relate to the application of geographical information systems to developing mobile GI tools to help older people navigate around unfamiliar spaces and to improving analysis and mapping of British population census statistics over time. Nigel is Treasurer of the Council of British Geography and British Association Recorder for the Geography Section.