The dry stone wall landscape surrounding the town of Cres is a unique cultural landscape; it is one of the largest well-preserved historical olive groves in the Croatian Adriatic, while simultaneously serving as pasture for sheep. Still, there are currently no studies that capture this landscape as a multifunctional whole or which acknowledge its relevance within the current multidisciplinary discussions. The aim of this paper is to clarify past and current circumstances surrounding and affecting it. The study focuses on two main pillars of landscape preservation: (1) dry stone wall structures and (2) agro-pastoral practices; giving an overview of its historical formation and current management and trends. The goal is to establish knowledge that can be used as a foundation for the management of this area and present a good practice example for the preservation of historical landscapes in the Mediterranean region. The research involved combined desk and fieldwork: cartographic data analysis, literature analysis, GIS elaboration, terrestrial and aerial photographs and observations, followed by interviews with local informants. Continuous investing in the production of quality olive oil and the evolution of the landscape into a multifunctional agro-pastoral-touristic space is what enabled its preservation. This multifunctionality can only be matched by a diversity of scientific studies and this study aimed at providing the first step—a foundation for the identification of the values of the Cres landscape, with the scope of better precising further planning and management.

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羊是如何拯救这一天的？干石墙遗产和农牧业在历史景观保护中的作用。Cres Olive Grove 镇的案例研究

Cres镇周围的干石墙景观是一道独特的人文景观；它是克罗地亚亚得里亚海保存完好的历史上最大的橄榄园之一，同时也是绵羊的牧场。尽管如此，目前还没有研究将这一景观捕捉为一个多功能整体或承认其在当前多学科讨论中的相关性。本文的目的是澄清过去和现在围绕和影响它的情况。该研究侧重于景观保护的两个主要支柱：（1）干石墙结构和（2）农牧业实践；概述其历史形成和当前管理和趋势。目标是建立可用作该地区管理基础的知识，并为保护地中海地区的历史景观提供良好的实践范例。研究包括案头和实地工作相结合：制图数据分析、文献分析、地理信息系统细化、地面和航空照片和观察，然后是对当地知情人的采访。持续投资于优质橄榄油的生产以及将景观演变为多功能的农牧旅游空间是其得以保存的原因。这种多功能性只能通过多样化的科学研究来匹配，而这项研究旨在提供第一步——确定 Cres 景观价值的基础，