Abstract
The theoretical debate about the geographical scales had increased during the last two decades, especially in the Anglophone context but without great interest of the Brazilian geography. This article seeks to reread two Brazilian publications of the 70’s and 80’s that develops some points about this subject, although they are frequently forgotten by the national literature. Some recent reflections made in the Anglo-Saxon context will be used as a contrast. The scalar perspective over the history of geographical thought, the emphasis in the coexistence of different scales in each parcel of the reality, and the perspective of the geographical scales as outcomes of spatial processes are some of the original contributions of these two. Finally, I want to reinforce the importance of a renew and an update of the discussion concerning the geographical scales in Brazil, once that this scales are constitutive elements of the thoughts and of the actions, making them important and efficient instruments of power.
Highlights
GEOUSP (Online), São Paulo, v. 18, n. 2, p. 253 – 268, mai/ago 2014 discussion concerning the geographical scales in Brazil, once that this scales are constitutive elements of the thoughts and of the actions, making them important and efficient instruments of power
Deixando de lado possíveis considerações pontuais, cabe enfatizar que Harvey não só observa empiricamente as articulações entre diferentes escalas geográficas, mas aponta também as influências exercidas por tais articulações e a importância de refletir a seu respeito visando aspectos concretos da vida urbana
Sobretudo, a atualização do tema das escalas geográficas se mostra importante para apoiar a necessária ação sobre a realidade, dado que a dinâmica da instituição material e simbólica da sociedade também resulta das interações escalares protagonizadas por agentes sociais em diferentes locais e momentos
Summary
GEOUSP (Online), São Paulo, v. 18, n. 2, p. 253 – 268, mai/ago 2014 discussion concerning the geographical scales in Brazil, once that this scales are constitutive elements of the thoughts and of the actions, making them important and efficient instruments of power. Em contraste com algumas das produções estrangeiras mais recentes, pretendo apontar alguns dos tópicos que me parecem inovadores em seus trabalhos e indicar caminhos possíveis para reflexões futuras – sublinhando a importância da retomada e atualização do debate sobre as escalas geográficas entre os cientistas sociais brasileiros.
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