Contextual factors explaining geographical heterogeneity in wellbeing: the role of climate, environment, social capital, and residential mobility
Lignier, Philip (2024) Contextual factors explaining geographical heterogeneity in wellbeing: the role of climate, environment, social capital, and residential mobility. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Phil Lignier investigated the reasons behind the geographical diversity in subjective wellbeing. He found that the local climate and natural environment influence individual wellbeing. Social trust and social cohesion in urban neighbourhoods are also important contributors of individual wellbeing. These findings will inform climate adaptation strategies, environmental and social policies in urban neighbourhoods.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2024 Philip Lignier |
| Additional Information: | Four publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at the time of processing. Please see the Related URLs. The publications are: [Chapter 1 & 2] Lignier, Philip, Jarvis, Diane, Grainger, Daniel, and Chaiechi, Taha (2022) Geography, Climate and Life Satisfaction. In: Community Empowerment, Sustainable Cities, and Transformative Economies (1) pp. 451-473. From: BEMAS: 1st International Conference in Business, Economics, Management, and Sustainability, 2-3 July 2021, Cairns, QLD, Australia. [Chapter 3] Lignier, Philip, Jarvis, Diane, Grainger, Daniel, and Chaiechi, Taha (2023) Does the Climate Impact Satisfaction with Life? An Australian Spatial Study. Weather Climate and Society, 15 (1). pp. 159-175. [Chapter 4] Lignier, Philip, Jarvis, Diane, Grainger, Daniel, and Chaiechi, Taha (2024) Spatial Heterogeneity and Subjective Wellbeing: Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Metropolitan Areas Using Multilevel Modelling. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25. 52. [Chapter 6] Lignier, Philip, Jarvis, Diane, Grainger, Daniel, and Chaiechi, Taha (2024) How Selective Mobility, Social and Ecological Influence may Impact Geographic Variations in Life Satisfaction Scores: An Australian Longitudinal Study. Social Indicators Research, 173. pp. 803-826. |
| Date Deposited: | 29 May 2026 05:59 |
| FoR Codes: | 38 ECONOMICS > 3801 Applied economics > 380105 Environment and resource economics @ 50% 38 ECONOMICS > 3801 Applied economics > 380119 Welfare economics @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 15 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 1599 Other economic framework > 159902 Ecological economics @ 80% 19 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS > 1901 Adaptation to climate change > 190103 Social impacts of climate change and variability @ 20% |
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