Professor Jonathan Corcoran

Deputy Associate Dean, Rese

Faculty of Science

Professor

School of the Environment
Faculty of Science
jj.corcoran@uq.edu.au
+61 7 344 32649

Overview

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.

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.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Glamorgan

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Publications

Book

  • Scott Brook, Roberta Comunian, Jonathan Corcoran, Alessandra Faggian, Sarah Jewell and Jen Webb eds. (2022). Gender and the creative labour market: Graduates in Australia and the UK. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-05067-1

  • 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

  • Pojani, Dorina, Corcoran, Jonathan, Sipe, Neil, Mateo-Babiano, Iderlina and Stead, Dominic eds. (2020). Parking: an international perspective. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/C2017-0-02976-2

  • Corcoran, Jonathan and Faggian, Alessandra eds. (2017). Graduate migration and regional development: an international perspective. Northampton, MA USA: Edward Elgar Publishing.

  • Chhetri, Prem, Corcoran, Jonathan, Gekara, Victor, Corbitt, Brian, Wickramasinghe, Nilmini, Jayatilleke, Gaya, Basic, Fatima, Scott, Helen, Manzoni, Alex and Maddox, Chris (2013). Functional resilience of port environs in a changing climate – assets and operations. Enhancing the resilience of seaports to a changing climate report series South Port, QLD, Australia: National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility.

Book Chapter

  • Comunian, Roberta and Corcoran, Jonathan (2022). Movers and stayers. Gender and the creative labour market: graduates in Australia and the UK. (pp. 75-104) Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-05067-1_4

  • Corcoran, Jonathan and Wickes, Rebecca (2022). Crime and disorder in the suburbs: a special case of master-planned communities. Crime and disorder in community context. (pp. 144-166) edited by Rebecca Wickes and Lorraine Mazerolle. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315668178-8

  • Kimpton, Anthony, Pojani, Dorina, Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan (2021). Parking policy and bay-sharing for unmooring automobility from cities. A modern guide to the urban sharing economy. (pp. 87-102) edited by Thomas Sigler and Jonathan Corcoran. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781789909562.00014

  • 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

  • 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

  • Pojani, Dorina, Chen, Jiashuo, Mateo-Babiano, Iderlina, Bean, Richard and Corcoran, Jonathan (2020). Docked and dockless public bike-sharing schemes: research, practice and discourse. Handbook of sustainable transport. (pp. 129-138) edited by Carey Cutis. Cheltenham, Glos, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781789900477.00025

  • Tang, Angelina Zhi Rou, Rowe, Francisco, Corcoran, Jonathan and Faggian, Alessandra (2020). The changing composition and fortunes of overseas graduates in Australia: the case of Chinese and Indian graduates. Population change and impacts in Asia and the Pacific. (pp. 201-220) edited by Jacques Poot and Matthew Roskruge. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-0230-4_9

  • Liu, Yan, Corcoran, Jonathan and Feng, Yongjiu (2020). Urban Cellular Automata. International Encyclopedia of Human Geography. (pp. 101-104) edited by Audrey Kobayashi. New York, NY United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-102295-5.10519-0

  • Pojani, Dorina, Kimpton, Anthony, Sipe, Neil, Corcoran, Jonathan, Mateo-Babiano, Iderlina and Stead, Dominic (2019). Setting the agenda for parking research in other cities. Parking: An International Perspective. (pp. 245-260) edited by Dorina Pojani, Jonathan Corcoran, Neil Sipe, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano and Dominic Stead. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815265-2.00014-5

  • McKenzie, Fiona and Corcoran, Jonathan (2018). Career moves: Migration histories of selected regional workforces in Bendigo, Australia. Modelling aging and migration effects on spatial labor markets. (pp. 311-331) edited by Roger R. Stough, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp and Uwe Blien. Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-68563-2_15

  • Benier, Kathryn and Corcoran, Jonathan (2018). State of the art and future challenges of interregional migration empirical research in Oceania. New frontiers in interregional migration research. (pp. 125-147) edited by Bianca Biagi, Alessandra Faggian, Isha Rajbhandari and Viktor A. Venhorst. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-75886-2_7

  • Corcoran, Jonathan and Faggian, Alessandra (2017). Graduate migration and regional development: an international perspective. Graduate migration and regional development: an international perspective. (pp. 1-10) edited by Jonathan Corcoran and Alessandra Faggian. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781784712167.00005

  • Faggian, Alessandra, Corcoran, Jonathan and Franklin, Rachel S. (2017). Human-capital migration and salaries: an examination of US college graduates. Graduate migration and regional development: an international perspective. (pp. 202-219) edited by Jonathan Corcoran and Alessandra Faggian. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781784712167.00014

  • Liu, Yan, Wadley, David and Corcoran, Jonathan (2017). Spatial typology of the private rental housing market at neighbourhood scale: the case of South East Queensland, Australia. Applied spatial modelling and planning. (pp. 91-106) edited by John R. Lombard, Eliahu Stern and Graham Clarke. Abingdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315683621-15

  • Corcoran, Jonathan, Rowe, Francisco, Faggian, Alessandra and Stimson, Robert J (2017). The impacts of policy changes on overseas human capital in Australia: the implementation of the 485 graduate visa scheme. Applied spatial modelling and planning. (pp. 33-53) edited by John R. Lombard, Eliahu Stern and Graham Clarke. Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315683621-12

  • Tang, Angelina Zhi Rou, Corcoran, Jonathan and Rowe, Francisco (2017). The role of migration on education-job mismatch: evidence from overseas graduates in Australia. Graduate migration and regional development: an international perspective. (pp. 11-41) edited by Jonathan Corcoran and Alessandra Faggian. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781784712167.00006

  • Pullar, David, Bell, Martin, Cooper, Jim, Stimson, Robert and Corcoran, Jonathan (2016). Forecasting patterns of metropolitan growth using an optimised allocation procedure. Demography for planning and policy: Australian case studies. (pp. 109-129) edited by Tom Wilson, Elin Charles-Edwards and Martin Bell. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22135-9_7

  • Tang, Angelina Zhi Rou, Rowe, Francisco, Corcoran, Jonathan and Sigler, Thomas (2016). Spatial mobility patterns of overseas graduates in Australia. Demography for planning and policy: Australian case studies. (pp. 175-195) edited by Tom Wilson, Elin Charles-Edwards and Martin Bell. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22135-9_10

  • Faggian, Alessandra, Corcoran, Jonathan and Partridge, Mark (2015). Interregional migration analysis. Handbook of research methods and applications in economic geography. (pp. 468-490) edited by Charlie Karlsson, Martin Andersson and Therese Norman. Cheltenham, Glos, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9780857932679

  • Rohde, David and Corcoran, Jonathan (2014). Graphical models and Bayesian networks as a spatial analytical tool. Handbook of research methods and applications in spatially integrated social science. (pp. 587-600) edited by Robert Stimson. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9780857932976.00035

  • Corcoran, Jonathan and Brunsdon, Chris (2014). Using circular statistics to analyse spatial flow and temporal data. Handbook of research methods and applications in spatially integrated social science. (pp. 436-458) edited by Robert J. Stimpson. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9780857932976

  • Faggian, Alessandra, Corcoran, Jonathan and McCann, Philip (2012). Circular statistics, migration mofeld and the directionality of job search processes. Societies in motion: innovation, migration and regional transformation: essays in honor of Dani Shefer. (pp. 190-208) edited by Amnon Frenkel, Peter Nijkamp and Philip McCann. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar.

  • Corcoran, Jonathan, Stimson, Robert, Chhetri, Prem, Rohde, David and Higginson, Angela (2012). Urban growth in the Brisbane-South East Queensland region and its implications for emergency services provision: a geographical information systems-based approach. Studies in applied geography and spatial analysis: addressing real world issues. (pp. 123-143) edited by Robert Stimson and Kingsley E. Haynes. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781781007969.00013

  • Chhetri, P., Inbakaran, R. and Corcoran, J. (2007). A GIS Based approach to estimating the spatial disparities of recreational resources. Sustainability Profitability and Successful Tourism. (pp. 109-122) edited by Raj, A.. New Delhi: Discovery Publication House.

  • Corcoran, Jonathan and Thomson, Bernadette Bowen (2005). A geographical approach to community safety: A U.K. perspective. GIS for Sustainable Development. (pp. 385-401) CRC Press.

  • Corcoran, Jonathan and Thomson, Bentadette Bowen (2005). A geographical approach to community safety: A UK perspective. GIS for Sustainable Development. (pp. 385-402) edited by Michele Campangna. Boca Raton, Florida, USA: Taylor & Francis.

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Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Professor Jonathan Corcoran is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

Completed Supervision