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)

81 - 100 of 284 works

2021

Journal Article

Disentangling the behavioural side of the first and last mile problem: the role of modality style and the built environment

Lu, Ying, Prato, Carlo G. and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Disentangling the behavioural side of the first and last mile problem: the role of modality style and the built environment. Journal of Transport Geography, 91 102936, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102936

Disentangling the behavioural side of the first and last mile problem: the role of modality style and the built environment

2021

Journal Article

Using WeChat data to understand residential mobility of mainland China-born migrants in Australia: a segmented assimilation perspective

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan, Sigler, Thomas and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Using WeChat data to understand residential mobility of mainland China-born migrants in Australia: a segmented assimilation perspective. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 14 (3), 703-729. doi: 10.1007/s12061-020-09368-x

Using WeChat data to understand residential mobility of mainland China-born migrants in Australia: a segmented assimilation perspective

2021

Journal Article

Living near violence and feeling safe: what is the role of active guardianship in the home territory?

Zahnow, Renee and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Living near violence and feeling safe: what is the role of active guardianship in the home territory?. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 38 (1), 105-126. doi: 10.1007/s10940-020-09486-2

Living near violence and feeling safe: what is the role of active guardianship in the home territory?

2021

Book Chapter

Introduction to big data applications in geography and planning

Birkin, Mark, Clarke, Graham, Corcoran, Jonathan and Stimson, Robert (2021). Introduction to big data applications in geography and planning. Big data applications in geography and planning: an essential companion. (pp. 1-7) edited by Mark Birkin, Graham Clarke, Jonathan Corcoran and Robert Stimson. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781789909791.00006

Introduction to big data applications in geography and planning

2021

Journal Article

A season for complaints: How does weather affect noise complaints between neighbors?

Wang, Siqin, Liu, Yan and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). A season for complaints: How does weather affect noise complaints between neighbors?. Weather, Climate, and Society, 13 (4), 753-768. doi: 10.1175/WCAS-D-21-0020.1

A season for complaints: How does weather affect noise complaints between neighbors?

2021

Journal Article

The girl on the bus: familiar faces in daily travel and their implications for crime protection

Zahnow, Renee, Zhang, Min and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). The girl on the bus: familiar faces in daily travel and their implications for crime protection. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 111 (5), 1367-1384. doi: 10.1080/24694452.2020.1828026

The girl on the bus: familiar faces in daily travel and their implications for crime protection

2021

Book

A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy

Thomas Sigler and Jonathan Corcoran eds. (2021). A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy. Elgar Modern Guides, Northampton, MA, United States: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781789909562

A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy

2021

Journal Article

Forty years of internal migration in Australian regions: a sequence analysis of net migration, turnover, and retention

Borsellino, Rosabella, Charles-Edwards, Elin, Bernard, Aude and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Forty years of internal migration in Australian regions: a sequence analysis of net migration, turnover, and retention. Australian Geographer, 52 (4), 425-452. doi: 10.1080/00049182.2021.2018772

Forty years of internal migration in Australian regions: a sequence analysis of net migration, turnover, and retention

2020

Journal Article

Estimating temporary populations: a systematic review of the empirical literature

Panczak, Radoslaw, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Estimating temporary populations: a systematic review of the empirical literature. Palgrave Communications, 6 (1) 87. doi: 10.1057/s41599-020-0455-y

Estimating temporary populations: a systematic review of the empirical literature

2020

Journal Article

Correction to: Estimating temporary populations: a systematic review of the empirical literature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, (2020), 6, 1, (87), 10.1057/s41599-020-0455-y)

Panczak, Radoslaw, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Correction to: Estimating temporary populations: a systematic review of the empirical literature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, (2020), 6, 1, (87), 10.1057/s41599-020-0455-y). Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7 (1) 115. doi: 10.1057/s41599-020-00538-3

Correction to: Estimating temporary populations: a systematic review of the empirical literature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, (2020), 6, 1, (87), 10.1057/s41599-020-0455-y)

2020

Journal Article

Capturing temporary populations: assessing the utility of Facebook in the 2019 flood in Townsville, Australia

Chen, Chiu-San, Panczak, Radoslaw, Whitehead, Alexander and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Capturing temporary populations: assessing the utility of Facebook in the 2019 flood in Townsville, Australia. Australian Population Studies, 4 (2), 30-32. doi: 10.37970/aps.v4i2.70

Capturing temporary populations: assessing the utility of Facebook in the 2019 flood in Townsville, Australia

2020

Journal Article

Heatwave-induced human health risk assessment in megacities based on heat stress-social vulnerability-human exposure framework

Dong, Jianquan, Peng, Jian, He, Xiaorong, Corcoran, Jonathan, Qiu, Sijing and Wang, Xiaoyu (2020). Heatwave-induced human health risk assessment in megacities based on heat stress-social vulnerability-human exposure framework. Landscape and Urban Planning, 203 103907, 103907. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103907

Heatwave-induced human health risk assessment in megacities based on heat stress-social vulnerability-human exposure framework

2020

Other Outputs

The Socio-Spatial Determinants of COVID-19 Diffusion: The Impact of Globalisation, Settlement Characteristics and Population

Sigler, Thomas, Mahmuda, Sirat, Kimpton, Anthony, Loginova, Julia, Wohland-Jakhar, Pia, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). The Socio-Spatial Determinants of COVID-19 Diffusion: The Impact of Globalisation, Settlement Characteristics and Population. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-49170/v1

The Socio-Spatial Determinants of COVID-19 Diffusion: The Impact of Globalisation, Settlement Characteristics and Population

2020

Journal Article

High skilled immigration and the occupational choices of native workers: the case of Australia

Crown, Daniel, Faggian, Alessandra and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). High skilled immigration and the occupational choices of native workers: the case of Australia. Oxford Economic Papers, 72 (3), 585-605. doi: 10.1093/oep/gpaa009

High skilled immigration and the occupational choices of native workers: the case of Australia

2020

Journal Article

Decline in internal migration levels in Australia: compositional or behavioural effect?

Kalemba, Sunganani Violet, Bernard, Aude, Charles‐Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Decline in internal migration levels in Australia: compositional or behavioural effect?. Population, Space and Place, 27 (7) e2341, e2341. doi: 10.1002/psp.2341

Decline in internal migration levels in Australia: compositional or behavioural effect?

2020

Journal Article

Sectoral evolution and shifting service delivery models in the sharing economy

Mahmuda, S., Sigler, T., Knight, E. and Corcoran, J. (2020). Sectoral evolution and shifting service delivery models in the sharing economy. Business Research, 13 (2), 663-684. doi: 10.1007/s40685-020-00110-4

Sectoral evolution and shifting service delivery models in the sharing economy

2020

Journal Article

Why are cities removing their freeways? A systematic review of the literature

Khalaj, Fahimeh, Pojani, Dorina, Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Why are cities removing their freeways? A systematic review of the literature. Transport Reviews, 40 (5), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/01441647.2020.1743919

Why are cities removing their freeways? A systematic review of the literature

2020

Journal Article

A framework for official temporary population statistics

Charles-Edwards, Elias, Bell, Martin, Panczak, Radoslaw and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). A framework for official temporary population statistics. Journal of Official Statistics, 36 (1), 1-24. doi: 10.2478/JOS-2020-0001

A framework for official temporary population statistics

2020

Journal Article

Transport-related walking among young adults: when and why?

Assemi, Behrang, Zahnow, Renee, Zapata-Diomedi, Belen, Hickman, Mark and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Transport-related walking among young adults: when and why?. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 244, 244. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8338-0

Transport-related walking among young adults: when and why?

2020

Journal Article

Parking Behavior: Park ‘n’ Ride (PnR) to encourage multimodalism in Brisbane

Kimpton, Anthony, Pojani, Dorina, Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Parking Behavior: Park ‘n’ Ride (PnR) to encourage multimodalism in Brisbane. Land Use Policy, 91 104304, 104304. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104304

Parking Behavior: Park ‘n’ Ride (PnR) to encourage multimodalism in Brisbane

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

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

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