Book contents
- The Psychology of Place
- Contemporary Social Issues
- The Psychology of Place
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the text
- Introduction. Psychological Conceptions of Place
- Part I Conceptual Frameworks and Worldviews
- Part II Examples, Issues and Opportunities for Policy and Practice
- 3 Climate Change as a Disrupter of Sense of Place
- 4 The Application and Assessment of Regional and Rural Liveability
- 5 Neighbourhood Connections of Iranian Migrants in Melbourne, Australia
- 6 Ellenbrook New Town 1993–2023
- 7 Sense of Place among Young People in Nashville, Tennessee
- 8 Sense of Place and Liveability
- 9 Creating Healthy Places and Neighbourhoods
- 10 Our Place – Our Journey
- Part III Building Bridges
- Part IV Reflections
- Index
- References
4 - The Application and Assessment of Regional and Rural Liveability
from Part II - Examples, Issues and Opportunities for Policy and Practice
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Book contents
- The Psychology of Place
- Contemporary Social Issues
- The Psychology of Place
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the text
- Introduction. Psychological Conceptions of Place
- Part I Conceptual Frameworks and Worldviews
- Part II Examples, Issues and Opportunities for Policy and Practice
- 3 Climate Change as a Disrupter of Sense of Place
- 4 The Application and Assessment of Regional and Rural Liveability
- 5 Neighbourhood Connections of Iranian Migrants in Melbourne, Australia
- 6 Ellenbrook New Town 1993–2023
- 7 Sense of Place among Young People in Nashville, Tennessee
- 8 Sense of Place and Liveability
- 9 Creating Healthy Places and Neighbourhoods
- 10 Our Place – Our Journey
- Part III Building Bridges
- Part IV Reflections
- Index
- References
Summary
‘Liveability’ is an important and well-recognised term applied across large cities worldwide and highly relevant to key international policy agendas including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. However, the application of urban or city-centric liveability in regional and rural communities remains contested. This chapter will explore the understanding of liveability in regional and remote contexts across Australia, focusing on the development of new spatial methods to measure and assess liveability in regional and rural towns across the state of Victoria in south-eastern Australia. The chapter will explain the research context, partnership development, spatial methodologies, and indicators developed and applied to measure liveability, knowledge translation, and lessons learned from the research. This work has become increasingly relevant post-COVID-19 with a surge in ‘tree-change’ and ‘sea-change’ migration to regional Victoria and elsewhere across Australia. Data for mapping rural and regional liveability are urgently needed to inform policies to protect regional amenity and character
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- The Psychology of PlaceRebuilding Sense of Place in a Post-Colonial World, pp. 76 - 92Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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