Elementary forms of place in Seachange

Osbaldiston, Nick

doi:10.1177/1440783310365585

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“…Blakely employ an integrative perspective to approach Australian sea change communities to understand the local economies and the roles of tourism industries. An economic analysis presents a different angle from the existing literature that mostly approaches the sea change phenomenon from demographic, cultural, and social angles (Burnley & Murphy, 2004;Gurran, 2008;Osbaldiston, 2010b;Salt, 2003). Combining the economic changes with the demographic and geographic attributes provides a holistic understanding of the sea change communities.…”

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“…Salt (2003) refers to sea change as a "third culture," a culture of the beach, distinct from that of the city and the bush. Osbaldiston (2010b) argues for a twofold nature of the sea change phenomenon: while metropolitan areas are perceived as dull, stressful, and degrading, the country and beach are sacralized through narratives of peace, quiet, and serenity. Alternatively, it reflects a culture associated with the consumption of lifestyles and environmental amenity, and the commodification of a rural ideal (Burnley, 1996;Curry et al, 2001).…”

Section: Sea Change Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Measuring tourism as the economic driver of Australian sea change communities

Blakely

2013

Community Development

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The sea change phenomenon -the population movement from metropolitan areas or inland regional centers to coastal regions -has attracted increasing attention from academics and policy-makers in Australia. In this paper, we move from a demographic perspective to an integrative perspective to approach Australian sea change communities. We construct a new typology of the sea change communities, which reflects both population change and economic change. Through examining the economic bases of 15 representative sea change communities across Australia, we find that: (1) overall, tourism industries are the dominant local economic drivers, and the dominance has been strengthening; (2) the sea change communities differ from each other in the local economic drivers, and the determining factors include distance from the metropolitan center, population size, and population density; and (3) there is a new trend of growing importance of cultural and recreational services in driving the local economies.

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Section: Sea Change Communitiesmentioning

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Measuring tourism as the economic driver of Australian sea change communities

Blakely

2013

Community Development

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“…Finally, I wish to discuss another burgeoning issue for amenity migration areas that does not necessarily degrade the symbolism of a place but challenges it sufficiently as a viable lifestyle option. Employment issues and social problems such as community acceptance of strangers aside (see Dowling, 2004;Osbaldiston, 2010, for more on these), there is a growing concern that, through gentrification, places are now becoming unaffordable. This problem is continually highlighted by policy analysts and researchers who argue that "low-income" areas are being "redeveloped," causing a rift between those who once occupied the land and those who arrive from the cities (Gurran et al, 2006).…”

Section: The Future Of the Authentic: Some Departing Remarksmentioning

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The Authentic Place in the Amenity Migration Discourse

Osbaldiston

2010

Space and Culture

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The amenity migration movement has garnered significant interest across the wider academic community. In recent works, the emphasis on the investigation into this phenomenon has centered on the aesthetic attractiveness, both culturally and environmentally, of regional locations. This article follows this theme and explores the role of place in the amenity migration discourse. Using a theoretical framework emerging from the cultural sociology of Smith, it is shown through various metanarratives that authenticity plays a major role in the promotion and protection of amenity migration places. Specifically, natural landscape, cultural heritage, and community are discussed as significant contributors to this aura of authenticity. Maintaining this, however, is somewhat problematic as the phenomenon continues to gather momentum.

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“…The use of the term sea change to describe the migration trend is an intentional play on words for both a move physically to the sea, but also of an internal rediscovery and a fresh start (Osbaldiston, 2012). Coastal lifestyle destinations are assumed to be ideal destinations for this apparent fresh start, as visually appealing places that host friendly and community‐minded residents away from moral ills in high‐density metropolitan environments (Osbaldiston, 2010, 2011).…”

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Migrants encounters of a lifestyle destination: From coastal idyll to activated city

Buckle

2020

Geographical Research

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Lifestyle destinations draw migrants in with a promise of certain place encounters. However, these place encounters are likely to change over time, particularly with increased amenity migration and associated development. In this article, I consider the lifestyle destination settlement of Maroochydore and surrounding suburbs in the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Plans to build a central business district (CBD) have been approved, with the local council aiming to build infrastructure for growing populations. However, these plans may jeopardise the imaginary of Maroochydore as a quiet sea change idyll that draws lifestyle migrants and tourists to the area. In order to understand the potential impact of a CBD to migrants' place encounters, I interviewed 34 migrants of different ages and life stages to Maroochydore and surrounds (the Maroochy area) as part of a larger study. I used narrative, visual, and virtual visitation methods to explore their prior place‐based experiences and current encounters with the area. Housing form and density were the most discussed material components related to the CBD, likely because of fears that high‐rise buildings affect an imagined coastal lifestyle. Employment and transport were the most discussed day‐to‐day practices potentially affected by the CBD. Participants thought the CBD positively affected public transport services but had little effect on future employment opportunities. The challenges discussed in this article have implications for how lifestyle communities manage and maintain positive place encounters, balancing the realities of growing development with idyllic expectations.

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Elementary forms of place in Seachange

Cited by 17 publications

References 18 publications

Measuring tourism as the economic driver of Australian sea change communities

Measuring tourism as the economic driver of Australian sea change communities

The Authentic Place in the Amenity Migration Discourse

Migrants encounters of a lifestyle destination: From coastal idyll to activated city

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