Amenity migration, liveability and place dynamics in Cairns, Australia
Dadpour, Rana (2024) Amenity migration, liveability and place dynamics in Cairns, Australia. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Abstract
Rana Dadpour examines the experiences of migrants in Cairns, Queensland, revealing how socio-spatial contexts and community dynamics shape their urban navigation. Through episodic narrative interviews and qualitative GIS, the study challenges traditional views of regional liveability, advocating for inclusive, place-based approaches in regional development and urban planning.
| Item ID: | 93607 |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
| Keywords: | Cairns, Australia, liveability, Tropics, regional migration, regional studies |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2024 Rana Dadpour |
| Additional Information: | Six publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at time of processing. Please see the Related URLS. The publications are: [Chapter 4] Dadpour, Rana, and Law, Lisa (2022) Understanding the ‘region’ in COVID-19-induced regional migration: mapping Cairns across classification systems. Australian Geographer, 53 (4). pp. 425-443. [Chapter 5] Dadpour, Rana, Law, Lisa, and Osbaldiston, Nick (2025) Mapping migrants’ narratives: A qual-GIS approach to Cairns’ urban liveability. Geographical Research, 63 (1). pp. 26-39. [Chapter 6] Dadpour, Rana, Law, Lisa, and Osbaldiston, Nick (2024) Expected Versus Experienced Liveability for Amenity Migrants in Cairns, Australia: The Grass is not Always Greener in the Tropics. Urban Policy and Research, 42 (3). pp. 263-277. [Chapter 7] Dadpour, Rana, Law, Lisa, and Osbaldiston, Nick (2024) Paradise lost? Rental housing insecurity and the lived experiences of amenity migrants in Cairns, Australia. Australian Planner, 60 (1). pp. 58-71. [Appendix C] Ghasemiardekani, Maryam, Dadpour, Rana, Irannezhad, Elnaz, and Bidarmaghz, Asal (2023) Endangering trust in health services: using ambulances to arrest protesters in Iran. Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 39 (4). pp. 345-351. [Appendix D] Partow, Negar, Moridnejad, Maryam, Irannezhad, Elnaz, Parizadeh, Mona, and Dadpour, Rana (2024) Systematic Oppression of Tertiary Education in Iran Under the Islamic Republic. Higher Education Policy, 37. pp. 655-669. |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Aug 2026 00:18 |
| 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: | 15 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 1502 Macroeconomics > 150202 Demography @ 100% |
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