Landscape revolutions in the Levant: between massive migration flows and new economic structures.

Since the mid-nineteenth century, the Palestinian urban and cultural landscape has radically changed. The settlement revolutions in Palestine, together with deep transformations in the economic structure of the Country and new infrastructural systems, have left their mark, changing the structure of the existing landscapes. The new Jewish immigrants, coming from multiple cultures, moved into a limited geographic area with a rich history. With the advent of Zionism, the urban and rural landscapes, theaters of conflict with indigenous peoples, became the instrument through which the Zionist ideology aimed to establish a link with the history, re-evaluating ancient and forgotten sites in contemporary purposes. In particular, this investigation will focus on a historical axis in central Palestine, in which different urban and territorial contexts will be considered.