Update - July 2017

Sharjah Strategic Plan

P+P is working with Arup on the preparation of the Sharjah Strategic Plan - a comprehensive strategy for urban development and infrastructure projects in the Emirate. P+P has specific responsibility for Culture, Tourism and Identity. The project is being overseen and implemented by Sharjah Urban Planning Council.

Lancaster District Cultural Master Plan

P+P continues to advise Lancaster City Council, in line with its consultancy arrangements with the City since 2011, on the future of its museums service as a component of the City’s Cultural Master Plan. This involves advising on issues such as the museum collections, land holdings, archaeological resources and historic buildings as well as their governance, management and funding, all of which are aimed at producing sustainable ways forward for the City, its heritage and, above all, its people.

UNESCO Creative Cities Network

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) connects cities that wish to share experiences, ideas and best practices for cultural, social and economic development. It now consists of 116 cities in 54 countries. David Prince is a member of the International Scientific Committee for the UCCN which was formed for the UNESCO Conference in Ostersund, Sweden in 2016.

The Dead Sea Eco-tourism Network

Since 2015, we have been part of a multi-national team of experts looking at the potential for developing a regional eco-tourism strategy for the Dead Sea Basin. This new initiative aims to enhance the existing responsible tourism activities in the southern part of the Jordan Rift Valley and to help create new professional networks that support cross-border community involvement.

Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah, Kuwait

Appointed by HE Sheikha Hussah Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, P+P have been positioning the Dar al-Athar Al-Islamiyyah (DAI) to become a United Nations' Cultural Centre of Excellence as part of the UNDP's South-South Cooperation Initiative.

Balkans Cultural Heritage Programme

P+P is working with Cultural Heritage without Borders (CHwB), a non-governmental organisation based in Stockholm and funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). CHwB works to safeguard cultural heritage, in its widest sense, as part of its work on inclusion, conflict reconciliation, infrastructure restoration and capacity building in areas that have experienced dictatorship or war.