Category: Research

Social Licence to Operate (SLO) – can it help communities receiving cruise tourism in the Arctic? ⚓️

Social Licence to Operate (SLO) – can it help communities receiving cruise tourism in the Arctic? ⚓️

Touch TD set sail on an Arctic cruise, and test if the concept of social licence to operate (SLO) may be viable to apply in the tourism sector?

Everyday oral histories – what makes Digbeth, Digbeth?

Everyday oral histories – what makes Digbeth, Digbeth?

This brief article reflects upon a recent experience Touch TD had gathering oral histories from around the industrial heritage heartland of Birmingham. It outlines how the collecting of such experiences and memories can help to map out not only a sense of place, but additionally highlight some of the processes that can lead to such […]

Expanding Lake Ohrid UNESCO WHS

Expanding Lake Ohrid UNESCO WHS

The project was designed to address the expansion of the mixed natural and cultural heritage around Lake Ohrid region shared between Albania and North Macedonia. It strengthened trans-boundary cooperaion over the region’s cultural and natural heritage, helping recognize and profile the trans-boundary area by asesessing its values and sustainable development opportunies.