UK ▫ Visitor management and interpretation master plan for Orcombe Point, Exmouth (Jurassic Coast WHS) with Jo Scott and Bright 3D (2010)

UAE ▫ Heritage consultant, design guidelines, Streets and Squares of Old Dubai with Cracknell (2009)

Turkey ▫ Heritage management consultant, Istanbul Sur-i Sultani and Topkapi Palace strategic vision with metaphor (2009)

Ireland ▫ Heritage-led Regeneration and Urban Realm Strategy for Mallow, County Cork (2008-09)

China ▫ Cultural Heritage Consultant, ideas proposal for the development of Daming Palace archaeological site, Xian with Scott Wilson (2007)

Saudi Arabia ▫ Conservation and tourism development strategies, including protection and management plans for the Red Sea Coastal historic towns of Yanbu Al-Bahr, Umluj, Al-Wajh and Duba (2006-07)

Saudi Arabia ▫ Cultural Heritage Consultant, Red Sea Coastal Zone Management Plan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Scott Wilson (2005)

UK ▫ Wearmouth-Jarrow candidate World Heritage Site, Visitor Management and Interpretation Strategy, with Jo Scott (2006)

UK ▫ Liverpool World Heritage City Visitor Management Plan, with PLB Consulting (2005)

Saudi Arabia ▫ Cultural Heritage Consultant, Tourism Development Plans for the cities of Mekkah, Taif and Jeddah, for the Supreme Commission for Tourism, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Scott Wilson (2004-05)

Saudi Arabia ▫ Cultural Heritage Consultant, Regional Tourism Development Plans for Riyadh, Mekkah and Tabuk regions (2004)

Saudi Arabia ▫ Consultant, Saudi Arabia National Sustainable Tourism Development Plan: Cultural Heritage Protection, Conservation and Presentation, for the Supreme Commission for Tourism, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2001-2002)

UK ▫ Lincoln ▫ Lincoln Castle & Cathedral Investment Study: advice on tourism in the historic town, with PLB Consulting (2002)

 

As part of a programme of regional tourism plans in Saudi Arabia, work on the Riyadh, Tabuk and Makkah provinces regional tourism development plans involved evaluating all aspects of the cultural heritage assets from archaeological sites through to historic town centres, handicrafts and intangible heritage to make recommendations for their integration into the regional tourism offer.

Located to the north of Jeddah on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Coast the historic towns of Yanbu Al-Bahr, Umluj, Al-Wajh and Duba have largely been abandoned.  Conservation and tourism development strategies, including protection and management plans for each of the four towns were prepared in anticipation of their revitalisation through sensitive cultural tourism developments. Click here for more information.

Click here to download sample Planning, Conservation & Design Guidelines

The purpose of the Heritage-led Regeneration Strategy for Mallow in County Cork, Ireland was to develop a series of options for the regeneration of the town through its rich and diverse heritage assets including townscape character and intangible heritage linked to Irish literature and politics. Recommendations were made and project profiles developed for urban realm improvements, the reuse of historic buildings, interpretation, promotion and marketing.

Dr Aylin Orbaşlı

Heritage & cultural tourism projects

Developing tourism opportunities, historic towns as destinations, visitor management, adaptive reuse