Overview
Background
Dr Thomas Sigler is an Associate Professor of Human Geography, with a focus on urban and economic geography. He holds a PhD and MSc from the Pennsylvania State University, and a BA from the University of Southern California. He is Deputy Head of School in the School of the Environment, and is a Guest Professor of Geography at the University of Luxembourg. Dr Sigler has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers on topics relating to urban growth and development, economic connectivity, urban planning, and the sharing economy with collaborators in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America. These publications appear in a wide range of academic journals, including Urban Geography, Environment and Planning A, PLoS One, Urban Studies, Regional Studies, Journal of Geography, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR), and the Bulletin of Latin American Research. Dr Sigler is an editorial board member of Urban Geography, Finance & Space, Global Networks and Geographical Research.
Availability
- Dr Thomas Sigler is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern California
- Masters (Research) of Science, Pennsylvania State University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University
Research interests
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Short-Term Rentals
I am interested in how Airbnb and other digital platforms have altered the global accommodation landscape.
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Housing
I study the dynamic interaction between property and population, with regard to both global and local pressures and constraints.
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Daylight Saving
I am interested in solving the world's vexatious 'time zone problem'.
Research impacts
Dr Sigler is a recognised global expert on Airbnb and short-term rentals, and housing, transport & urban development issues. Over the past decade, he has provided expertise to the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, the Queensland Department of Tourism and Sport, and the Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning. Dr Sigler regularly appears on Australian television and radio, and has been featured in The Guardian, The Atlantic, South China Morning Post, ABC, The Australian, The Age, Courier-Mail, Brisbane Times, Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review.
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Brokerage as an urban and regional process between systems and scales
Sigler, Thomas, Neal, Zachary and Martinus, Kirsten (2022). Brokerage as an urban and regional process between systems and scales. Regional Studies, 57 (2), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2022.2093343
2022
Journal Article
Beyond the resource curse: The redistributive challenge of sustainable resource-led development in Australia, Chile and Zambia
Arias-Loyola, Martín, Loginova, Julia, Miao, Julie, Phelps, Nicholas A., Sigler, Thomas and Zulu, Idah (2022). Beyond the resource curse: The redistributive challenge of sustainable resource-led development in Australia, Chile and Zambia. The Extractive Industries and Society, 11 101084, 101084. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2022.101084
2022
Journal Article
Airbnb and micro‐entrepreneurship in regional economies: Lessons from Australia
Mahmuda, Sirat, Sigler, Thomas, Corcoran, Jonathan and Knight, Eric (2022). Airbnb and micro‐entrepreneurship in regional economies: Lessons from Australia. Geographical Research, 60 (2), 269-285. doi: 10.1111/1745-5871.12506
2022
Journal Article
The distribution of national urban hierarchies of connectivity within global city networks
Loginova, Julia, Sigler, Thomas, Searle, Glen and O'Connor, Kevin (2022). The distribution of national urban hierarchies of connectivity within global city networks. Global Networks, 22 (2), 274-291. doi: 10.1111/glob.12344
2022
Journal Article
The role of visa class in the location choices of immigrants in Australia at the regional and neighbourhood scales
Laukova, Dagmara, Bernard, Aude, Nguyen, Toan and Sigler, Thomas (2022). The role of visa class in the location choices of immigrants in Australia at the regional and neighbourhood scales. Journal of Population Research, 39 (2), 201-231. doi: 10.1007/s12546-022-09280-w
2022
Journal Article
Globalisation strategies and roles among Australian junior mining firms in Latin America
Nunez‐Picado, Adriana, Martinus, Kirsten and Sigler, Thomas (2022). Globalisation strategies and roles among Australian junior mining firms in Latin America. Geographical Research, 60 (1) 1745-5871.12505, 179-195. doi: 10.1111/1745-5871.12505
2022
Book Chapter
Settlement and migration patterns of immigrants by visa class in Australia
Laukova, Dagmara, Bernard, Aude and Sigler, Thomas (2022). Settlement and migration patterns of immigrants by visa class in Australia. New frontiers in regional science: Asian perspectives. (pp. 165-191) edited by Masamichi Kawano, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp and Yoshiro Higano. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-6695-7_10
2021
Journal Article
Assessing land-use suitability of existing inclusionary zoning projects in the Australian Capital Territory
Zheng, Shuangshuang and Sigler, Thomas (2021). Assessing land-use suitability of existing inclusionary zoning projects in the Australian Capital Territory. Journal of Social Inclusion, 12 (2), 30-52. doi: 10.36251/josi.228
2021
Journal Article
How super-gentrification shapes “place-based class cultures”: a review of aspen and the American dream
Sigler, Thomas (2021). How super-gentrification shapes “place-based class cultures”: a review of aspen and the American dream. Social Forces, 100 (4). doi: 10.1093/sf/soab137
2021
Journal Article
Unbalanced growth in the labourscape: explaining regional employment divergence
Sobyra, Robert, Sigler, Thomas and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2021). Unbalanced growth in the labourscape: explaining regional employment divergence. Regional Studies, 56 (7), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1972958
2021
Journal Article
The structural architecture of international industry networks in the global economy
Sigler, Thomas, Martinus, Kirsten, Iacopini, Iacopo, Derudder, Ben and Loginova, Julia (2021). The structural architecture of international industry networks in the global economy. PLoS One, 16 (8) e0255450, e0255450. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255450
2021
Journal Article
The brokerage roles of city-regions in global corporate networks
Sigler, Thomas, Neal, Zachary P. and Martinus, Kirsten (2021). The brokerage roles of city-regions in global corporate networks. Regional Studies, 57 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1950914
2021
Journal Article
Sociospatial factors explaining daylight saving preferences in Australia
Sigler, Thomas, Boyd, Hayley and Kimpton, Anthony (2021). Sociospatial factors explaining daylight saving preferences in Australia. The Professional Geographer, 73 (4), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/00330124.2021.1933550
2021
Book Chapter
The role of proximity and distance in inter-urban networks
Sigler, Thomas, Martinus, Kirsten and Matous, Petr (2021). The role of proximity and distance in inter-urban networks. Handbook of Cities and Networks. (pp. 239-251) edited by Zachary P. Neal and Céline Rozenblat. Northampton, MA, United States: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781788114714.00018
2021
Journal Article
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, Pia, Charles-Edwards, Elin and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). The socio-spatial determinants of COVID-19 diffusion: the impact of globalisation, settlement characteristics and population. Globalization and Health, 17 (1) 56, 56. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00707-2
2021
Book Chapter
Unpacking the weather-transit ridership relationship using big data in Brisbane and beyond
Wei, Ming, Liu, Yan, Sigler, Thomas and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Unpacking the weather-transit ridership relationship using big data in Brisbane and beyond. Big Data Applications in Geography and Planning: An Essential Companion. (pp. 245-255) edited by Mark Birkin, Graham Clarke, Jonathan Corcoran and Robert Stimson. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781789909791.00021
2021
Journal Article
City-states in relational urbanization: the case of Luxembourg and Singapore
Wong, Catherine, Hesse, Markus and Sigler, Thomas J. (2021). City-states in relational urbanization: the case of Luxembourg and Singapore. Urban Geography, 43 (4), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/02723638.2021.1878331
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
2021
Book Chapter
Scale as a lens to understand resource economies in the global periphery
Martinus, Kirsten, Loginova, Julia and Sigler, Thomas (2021). Scale as a lens to understand resource economies in the global periphery. Resource peripheries in the global economy: networks, scales, and places of extraction. (pp. 87-108) edited by Felipe Irarrázaval and Martín Arias-Loyola. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-84606-0_5
2020
Journal Article
Spatial differentiation of variegated capitalisms: a comparative analysis of Russian and Australian oil and gas corporate city networks
Loginova, Julia, Sigler, Thomas and Martinus, Kirsten (2020). Spatial differentiation of variegated capitalisms: a comparative analysis of Russian and Australian oil and gas corporate city networks. Economic Geography, 96 (5), 1-27. doi: 10.1080/00130095.2020.1833713
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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How does working from home (WFH) impact cities?
Students are invited to express their interest in studying the spatial implications of the recent shift to large-scale remote work. This may be carried out in the Australian context, or in any other global context. Funding is contingent upon successful scholarship award.
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The Globalisation of Social Class
Students are invited to express their interest in studying spatial differentiation in social class from a cross-cultural perspective with regard to recent globalisation-induced shifts. This may be carried out in the Australian context, or in any other global context. Funding is contingent upon successful scholarship award.
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Airbnb and Cities
Students are invited to express their interest in studying how short-term rentals impact urban housing markets. This may be carried out in the Australian context, or in any other global context. Funding is contingent upon successful scholarship award.
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Globalisation and Networks
Students are invited to express their interest in studying how global firms are connected through financial networks. Funding is contingent upon successful scholarship award.
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How does working from home (WFH) impact cities?
Students are invited to express their interest in studying the spatial implications of the recent shift to large-scale remote work. This may be carried out in the Australian context, or in any other global context. Funding is contingent upon successful scholarship award.
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The Globalisation of Social Class
Students are invited to express their interest in studying spatial differentiation in social class from a cross-cultural perspective with regard to recent globalisation-induced shifts. This may be carried out in the Australian context, or in any other global context. Funding is contingent upon successful scholarship award.
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Airbnb and Cities
Students are invited to express their interest in studying how short-term rentals impact urban housing markets. This may be carried out in the Australian context, or in any other global context. Funding is contingent upon successful scholarship award.
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Globalisation and Networks
Students are invited to express their interest in studying how global firms are connected through financial networks. Funding is contingent upon successful scholarship award.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Two Decades of Change in the Australian Labourscape
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elin Charles-Edwards
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Doctor Philosophy
Urban Micromobility and the Sharing Economy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran
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Doctor Philosophy
A comparative study of housing affordability issues in China and Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Julia Loginova, Dr Matthew Curry
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Doctor Philosophy
Urban Consolidation through Densification: the Constraints of Existing Property Boundaries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Ms Stephanie Wyeth, Professor Yan Liu
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimizing the Distribution of Dockless Sharing Stations Using Geospatial Machine Learning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dorina Pojani
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Doctor Philosophy
Affordable Housing Policies in Indonesia: Evaluations Analysis of National Programs (BSPS, FLPP and SSB)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sonia Roitman
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Doctor Philosophy
Settlement and internal migration patterns of immigrants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tomasz Zajac, Dr Aude Bernard
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The sharing economy and its diffusion between and within cities: Case of a home-sharing platform
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
"We have lived together longer than the average Australian family" Understanding the Intentional Community Living Arrangements
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elin Charles-Edwards
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Situating Individuals' Subjective Needs and Aspirations within the Wider Context of the Housing Market
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Walters
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2019
Master Philosophy
Property Boundary Change for Residential Development: A study of Brisbane, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yan Liu
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Networks of Qajar Commerce: The Tabriz Grand Bazaar within the Globalising World of the Nineteenth Century
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Manu P. Sobti
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the influence of weather on public transport passenger's travel behaviour
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yan Liu, Professor Jonathan Corcoran
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial Evolution and Settlement Pathways of Mainland China-born Migrants in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran, Professor Yan Liu
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Enhancing the Understanding of Urban Systems for Sustainability Transition: A Study of Urban Environmental Management in the Natural Resource-Based Industrial City of Jinchang, China
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Anthony Halog, Dr Bob Beeton
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Thomas Sigler directly for media enquiries about:
- Airbnb
- Cities
- Daylight Saving
- Daylight Saving Time
- Economic Geography
- Housing
- Land Use Planning
- Population Growth
- Sharing Economy
- Urban Geography
- Urban Planning
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