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Seeking 'home' through counter-urban migration to coastal Australia.
- Source :
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Australian Geographer . Dec2022, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p445-460. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Many motives for undertaking a counter-urban move appear to be associated with a search for a sense of 'home', such as moving for a sense of community, for affordable or larger housing, perceptions of a 'safer' area for children, or moving to a childhood hometown. However, rarely is counter-urban migration directly linked to the concept of home. In this paper, I make the direct link between counter-urban moves and the search for a sense of home using biographies of four (4) counter-urban movers to the Sunshine Coast, Australia. The participants each moved to the area in a search for a sense of home related to four key themes: housing, family, stability and familiarity, however they varied in their pre-move experiences and expectations of how the Sunshine Coast would improve their sense of home. These differences impacted their post-move experiences, as those participants with prior familiarity with the Sunshine Coast felt a greater sense of home post-move. This paper provides an important conceptual link between the search for a sense of home and counterurbanisation, to add further critical insight into motivations and experiences of counter-urban migrants, and the perceptions of a sense of home being better achieved outside of major cities.. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *METROPOLIS
*HOME (The concept)
*COMMUNITIES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00049182
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Geographer
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160402583
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00049182.2022.2052396