Community Outreach Services
The pressure is on for developers to design sustainable projects. Outreach programmes that capitalise on the process of archaeology during development will engage local communities whilst promoting social dimensions of sustainable development. L – P : Archaeology uses cultural heritage constructively to help developers build communities that have a true sense of cohesion and belonging, thus ensuring new developments are more attractive, profitable and sustainable.Most popular related searches
Many of our clients have identified that archaeological outreach supports good practice in sustainable development by:
- championing social aspects of sustainable development without high overheads
- promoting community cohesion and inclusivity as communities change and develop
- providing accessible information on local history and heritage to encourage a sense of belonging in new developments
L – P : Archaeology provides tailored, flexible, innovative outreach packages for appropriate individual commercial archaeological projects that can include: web sites, educational materials, exhibitions, interpretation panels, posters, leaflets, public talks and accessible publications.
L – P : Archaeology’s community outreach policy is based on five key principles with one overarching aim – benefiting the public through the work we do. Our policy is based on these five beliefs:
- Outreach provides community gain alongside completion of requirements for planning consent on development sites;
- Outreach activities are positive marketing opportunities and raise the public image of the client and of L – P : Archaeology;
- Increasing voluntary and community engagement in development sites through archaeology promotes community empowerment helps tackle exclusion and social injustice;
- Raising awareness and understanding of local heritage in a diverse audience is fundamental to the practice of archaeology;
- Outreach is an effective method of both responding to and encouraging public interest in local archaeology and heritage.