Professor Jonathan Corcoran
Professor

Jonathan Corcoran

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Background

Jonathan is a human geographer within the School of the Environment and Deputy Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Science at UQ. Jonathan joined The University of Queensland in 2005 following previous appointments at the University of Glamorgan (UK) and the UK national mapping Agency, Ordnance Survey.

Jonathan's interests lie at the intersection of human geography, regional science, sociology and criminology in understanding how human mobility shapes and is shaped by our urban systems and in turn impacts social sustainability; how regional economic growth and development is governed by human capital migration; and how big data and spatial analytics can be effectively harnessed to inform smarter policy.

Jonathan's interest in geography and the spatial sciences began early on in his academic career. Completing his undergraduate studies in geography and a masters degree in geographic information science, where he focused on developing a broad understanding of key statistical, modelling and spatial analytic methods. He then went on to earn a PhD in human geography and computer science, where he focused on modelling the complex relationship between mobility, land use and crime.

Availability

Professor Jonathan Corcoran is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Human geography

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Glamorgan

Research interests

  • Human mobility and social sustainability

  • Human capital migration

  • Big data and spatial analytics

Research impacts

Jonathan has published widely in academic journals, exploring topics such as the impact of public transportation on crime, the relationship between mobility patterns and social inequality, and the role of urban design in promoting safe and inclusive communities. Through his research, Jonathan has become an internationally recognised expert in the fields of human geography and spatial criminology and is often called upon to speak at conferences and provide insights to policymakers and urban planners. His research has contributed to the development of more inclusive and equitable transportation systems, which prioritise the needs of all members of society and promote safe and healthy communities.

Jonathan remains committed to advancing our understanding of how cities work through which we can create more equitable and inclusive urban environments for all. In parallel he continues to inspire the next generation of researchers and scholars to pursue a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between human spatial behaviours and social systems.

Search Professor Jonathan Corcoran’s works on UQ eSpace

284 works between 2001 and 2025
All (284) Journal Article (193) Book Chapter (27) Conference Publication (30) Book (5) Other Outputs (29)

21 - 40 of 284 works

2024

Journal Article

A step in time: a sequence analysis and choice modelling approach to examine time allocation in individual activities and the role of neighbourhood crime

Lu, Ying, Keel, Chloe, Wickes, Rebecca, Reynald, Danielle and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). A step in time: a sequence analysis and choice modelling approach to examine time allocation in individual activities and the role of neighbourhood crime. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 52 (1), 97-114. doi: 10.1177/23998083241255491

A step in time: a sequence analysis and choice modelling approach to examine time allocation in individual activities and the role of neighbourhood crime

2024

Journal Article

Examining the directionality of mobility patterns in activity spaces: Introducing the ‘mobility snowflake’ visual analytic and measurement framework

Corcoran, Jonathan, Lu, Ying, Keel, Chloe, Wickes, Rebecca, Reynald, Danielle and Browning, Christopher (2024). Examining the directionality of mobility patterns in activity spaces: Introducing the ‘mobility snowflake’ visual analytic and measurement framework. Applied Geography, 166 103250, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103250

Examining the directionality of mobility patterns in activity spaces: Introducing the ‘mobility snowflake’ visual analytic and measurement framework

2024

Other Outputs

Natural barriers facing female cyclists and how to overcome them: a cross national examination of bikesharing schemes

Bean, Richard, Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). Natural barriers facing female cyclists and how to overcome them: a cross national examination of bikesharing schemes. Mendeley Data. (Dataset) doi: 10.17632/vmy42hywwx.1

Natural barriers facing female cyclists and how to overcome them: a cross national examination of bikesharing schemes

2024

Journal Article

Parking policies in six continents: mixed outcomes and multifaceted barriers to reform

Kong, Weichang, Pojani, Dorina, Corcoran, Jonathan and Sipe, Neil (2024). Parking policies in six continents: mixed outcomes and multifaceted barriers to reform. Policy Design and Practice, 7 (3), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/25741292.2024.2333602

Parking policies in six continents: mixed outcomes and multifaceted barriers to reform

2024

Journal Article

Natural barriers facing female cyclists and how to overcome them: a cross national examination of bikesharing schemes

Bean, Richard, Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). Natural barriers facing female cyclists and how to overcome them: a cross national examination of bikesharing schemes. Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research, 2 100025, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmr.2024.100025

Natural barriers facing female cyclists and how to overcome them: a cross national examination of bikesharing schemes

2024

Journal Article

Reassigning kerbside parking to cycling lanes: Is Robin Hood planning good for business?

Lin, Yuzhen, Pojani, Dorina and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). Reassigning kerbside parking to cycling lanes: Is Robin Hood planning good for business?. Australian Planner, 59 (3), 202-222. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2329187

Reassigning kerbside parking to cycling lanes: Is Robin Hood planning good for business?

2024

Other Outputs

Research and policy agenda on health inequalities and planetary health: a coproduced cross sector vision

Baille, Anna, Olsen, Jonathan, Pearce, Anna, Irwin, Sarah, Pangbourne, Kate, Corcoran, Jonathan, Johnson, Laurel, Lisa McDaid, Reddel, Tim, Robinson, Mark, Wyeth, Stephanie and Glasgow, Queensland and Leeds Health and Equity Initiative (2024). Research and policy agenda on health inequalities and planetary health: a coproduced cross sector vision. Glasgow, United Kingdom: University of Glasgow. doi: 10.36399/gla.pubs.339527

Research and policy agenda on health inequalities and planetary health: a coproduced cross sector vision

2024

Book Chapter

Spatially Integrated Social Sciences

Corcoran, Jonathan and Stimson, Robert (2024). Spatially Integrated Social Sciences. The Encyclopedia of Human Geography. (pp. 1-4) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-25900-5_186-1

Spatially Integrated Social Sciences

2023

Journal Article

Urban land use transitions: examining change over 19 years using sequence analysis. The case of South-East Queensland, Australia

Pyrohova, Svitlana, Hu, Jiafei and Corcoran, Jonathan (2023). Urban land use transitions: examining change over 19 years using sequence analysis. The case of South-East Queensland, Australia. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 50 (9), 2579-2593. doi: 10.1177/23998083231163569

Urban land use transitions: examining change over 19 years using sequence analysis. The case of South-East Queensland, Australia

2023

Journal Article

Spatio‐temporal variation in the bid–rent functions of long‐term and short‐term rentals: evidence from South‐East Queensland, Australia

Sigler, T., Zou, Z., Corcoran, J. and Charles‐Edwards, E. (2023). Spatio‐temporal variation in the bid–rent functions of long‐term and short‐term rentals: evidence from South‐East Queensland, Australia. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 115 (1), 42-63. doi: 10.1111/tesg.12588

Spatio‐temporal variation in the bid–rent functions of long‐term and short‐term rentals: evidence from South‐East Queensland, Australia

2023

Journal Article

Understanding the role of household modality style on first and last mile travel mode choice and public transit station choice

Lu, Ying, Prato, Carlo G., Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan (2023). Understanding the role of household modality style on first and last mile travel mode choice and public transit station choice. Travel Behaviour and Society, 32 100580, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100580

Understanding the role of household modality style on first and last mile travel mode choice and public transit station choice

2023

Journal Article

First and last mile travel mode choice: a systematic review of the empirical literature

Lu, Ying, Kimpton, Anthony, Prato, Carlo G., Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan (2023). First and last mile travel mode choice: a systematic review of the empirical literature. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 18 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/15568318.2023.2218285

First and last mile travel mode choice: a systematic review of the empirical literature

2023

Journal Article

Dealing with urban floods within a resilience framework regarding disaster stages

Yu, Shuying, Yuan, Maoning, Wang, Qi, Corcoran, Jonathan, Xu, Zihan and Peng, Jian (2023). Dealing with urban floods within a resilience framework regarding disaster stages. Habitat International, 136 102783, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2023.102783

Dealing with urban floods within a resilience framework regarding disaster stages

2023

Journal Article

The future of China's urban heat island effects: a machine learning based scenario analysis on climatic-socioeconomic policies

Lan, Tianhan, Peng, Jian, Liu, Yanxu, Zhao, Yanni, Dong, Jianquan, Jiang, Song, Cheng, Xueyan and Corcoran, Jonathan (2023). The future of China's urban heat island effects: a machine learning based scenario analysis on climatic-socioeconomic policies. Urban Climate, 49 101463, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101463

The future of China's urban heat island effects: a machine learning based scenario analysis on climatic-socioeconomic policies

2023

Journal Article

Understanding cycling dissonance in travel mode choice for work trip chains: the role of modality styles

Zhang, Lihong, Liu, Yan, Lieske, Scott N. and Corcoran, Jonathan (2023). Understanding cycling dissonance in travel mode choice for work trip chains: the role of modality styles. Applied Geography, 153 102895. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.102895

Understanding cycling dissonance in travel mode choice for work trip chains: the role of modality styles

2023

Journal Article

Violent assault geographies in northeastern Australia

Hodgkinson, Tarah, Corcoran, Jonathan and Andresen, Martin A. (2023). Violent assault geographies in northeastern Australia. PLoS One, 18 (3 March) e0282522, 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282522

Violent assault geographies in northeastern Australia

2023

Journal Article

Familiar strangers and crime at transit stations: is crime lower at train stations where familiar strangers are present?

Zahnow, Renee, Chen, Chiu-San and Corcoran, Jonathan (2023). Familiar strangers and crime at transit stations: is crime lower at train stations where familiar strangers are present?. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 16 (2), 851-871. doi: 10.1007/s12061-023-09507-0

Familiar strangers and crime at transit stations: is crime lower at train stations where familiar strangers are present?

2023

Journal Article

A global portrait of expressed mental health signals towards COVID-19 in social media space

Wang, Siqin, Huang, Xiao, Hu, Tao, She, Bing, Zhang, Mengxi, Wang, Ruomei, Gruebner, Oliver, Imran, Muhammad, Corcoran, Jonathan, Liu, Yan and Bao, Shuming (2023). A global portrait of expressed mental health signals towards COVID-19 in social media space. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 116 103160, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2022.103160

A global portrait of expressed mental health signals towards COVID-19 in social media space

2023

Other Outputs

Why e-scooters are the 'public mobility glue' for urban transport

Buning, Richard, Corcoran, Jonathan, Rahbar, Maisie, McKercher, Bob, Pojani, Dorina, Sigler, Thomas, Zou, Frank and Hardy, Anne (2023, 01 25). Why e-scooters are the 'public mobility glue' for urban transport Contact Magazine

Why e-scooters are the 'public mobility glue' for urban transport

2023

Other Outputs

Integrated Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences. Work Package 3. Technical Report 2: Demonstrator #1

González, Germán, Perez, Pascal, Rahimi, Masoud, Tomasz Zając, Kubler, Matthias, Clague, Denise, Corcoran, Jonathan and Tomaszewski, Wojtek (2023). Integrated Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences. Work Package 3. Technical Report 2: Demonstrator #1. Melbourne, VIC Australia: AURIN.

Integrated Research Infrastructure for the Social Sciences. Work Package 3. Technical Report 2: Demonstrator #1

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    The National Cycling Data and Analysis Platform (NCDAP) (ARC LIEF Project administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Short Term Rental Accommodation Management Systems Regulation Study
    Queensland Government Department of Tourism and Sport
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Short-term rental accommodation review
    Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Integrated Research Infrastructure for Social Science (Australin Research Data Commons grant led by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Longitudinal and spatial database of vehicle ownership and energy consumption
    Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Everyday guardianship: a space time approach to crime prevention (ARC Discovery Project administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Australian Transport Research Cloud (ATRC) Platform
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Who Benefits from the Sharing Economy? Disruption in Australian Cities
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    An Integrated Demographic and Transport Demand Modelling Framework (ID-TDM)
    iMove Cooperative Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Reclaiming lost ground: Transitions of mobility and parking
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Estimating temporary populations
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Cured or condemned? Mapping mild stoke outcomes and untreated deficits
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure (ARC LIEF project administered by The University of Melbourne)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    So what do you do? Graduates in the creative and cultural industries (ARC Discovery Project administered by RMIT)
    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Barriers and Facilitators of Neighbourhood Networks and Cohesion
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Mapping and modelling public bicycle sharing dynamics
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Attraction and retention: the role of mobility in educational pathways and human capital development.
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Analytical tools for the interrogation of inter-regional migration flows matrices.
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Evaluating the effectiveness of fire safety programs in emergency services management
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    What makes a community resilient? Examining changes in the adaptive capacities of Brisbane suburbs before and after the 2011 flood
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    Addressing concentrations of social disadvantage (administered by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Community variation in hoax calls and suspicous fires: geographic, temporal and socio-economic dimensions and trajectories
    Criminology Research Council
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Enhancing the Resilience of Seaports to a Changing Climate
    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Mapping and Modelling Human Capital and Graduate Employment Flows across Australia's Regions
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Understanding the patters, characteristics and trends in the housing sector labour force in Australia (AHURI Project 30634)
    RMIT University
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Enhanced agency response strategies through modelling geo-temporal characteristics of emergency services calls
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Enhancing spatial modelling capabilities for spaically integrated social science
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Modelling directionality in human geography using circular statistics and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
    UQ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    The effect of weather, calendar events and socio-economic deprivation on the incidence of fire: A geographical exploration.
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Using GIS and circular statistics to explore the geography of the journey-to-work
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Spatial analysis of fire incidence
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Jonathan Corcoran is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Strength-based approaches to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance in science research

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tracey Bunda

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Strength-based approaches to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance in science research

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tracey Bunda

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effects of Community Support on Violence against Immigrant and Refugee Women in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Rennie Lee, Associate Professor Renee Zahnow

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The shifting geographies of migration in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Aude Bernard, Associate Professor Elin Charles-Edwards

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ghost Kitchens and Urban Dynamics: Implications for Urban Planning and the Future of Drone Delivery

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Thomas Sigler

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Planning for health and wellbeing in high-rise precincts: Understanding the role of 'breathing space'

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Planning for health and wellbeing in high-rise precincts: Understanding the role of 'breathing space'

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sara Alidoust

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling Human-Environment Interactions: Testing Irregular CA and 3D Urban Models

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Scott Lieske

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Routine Policing Activities: Assessing the Strategic Deployment of Random Breath Testing on Crime, Calls for Service and Traffic Crashes

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Sarah Bennett

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Wildly productive urban landscapes: Exploring the agency of public urban landscapes in creating healthy cities and community engagement

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt, Dr Liz Brogden, Dr Silvia Micheli

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Jonathan Corcoran directly for media enquiries about:

  • Geo-analytical techniques - urban modelling
  • Geo-visualisation techniques - urban modelling
  • Prediction techniques - urban modelling
  • Quantitative geographical methods
  • Urban modelling

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