Dadpour, Rana, Law, Lisa, and Osbaldiston, Nick (2024) Mapping migrants’ narratives: A qual-GIS approach to Cairns’ urban liveability. Geographical Research. (In Press)

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Abstract

This study introduces a novel approach to urban liveability research by combining interviews with participatory mapping techniques. More specifically, the research integrates concepts from geographic information systems (GISs) with episodic narrative interviews to develop a qualitative GIS (qual-GIS) methodology to map and interpret the spatial experiences of recent migrants to Cairns. This qual-GIS approach involves participants annotating amenity maps with personal narratives, effectively geolocating subjective experiences, and providing visual representations of liveability insights. During mapping sessions, participants identified and highlighted significant locations by annotating maps with pens and sticky notes to express their spatial stories and place attachments. Analysis of annotated maps in ArcGIS enabled the juxtaposition of qualitative insights with quantitative data, offering a rich, spatially informed understanding of liveability in place. The maps transcended their function as mere analytical instruments or memory aides, and the activity evolved into a platform for migrants to articulate experiences of, and emotional ties to the city. This approach enhances understandings of urban liveability from first-hand experiences and establishes qual-GIS approaches as valuable tools in urban and regional policy and research.

Item ID:	84144
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1745-5871
Keywords:	amenity migration; Cairns; liveability; qual-GIS; urban planning; internal migration
Copyright Information:	© 2024 Institute of Australian Geographers.
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2024 00:03
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4410 Sociology > 441013 Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism @ 50% 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4406 Human geography > 440607 Population geography @ 50%
SEO Codes:	28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280123 Expanding knowledge in human society @ 100%
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