São Paulo, Warsaw and Landlocked Areas: from Functionality to Proto-Right to the City
São Paulo, Warsaw and Landlocked Areas: from Functionality to Proto-Right to the City

Summary/Abstract: São Paulo and Warsaw are undoubtedly different cities. Nevertheless, they both have critical issues and common uncertainties. Challenges involving means of transportation, lack of coordination in integrating neighbourhoods and scarce funds to meet their wishes in modernising their space are some of them. In recent years, they have expanded their urban policies using public indebtedness as an economic political solution. The aim of this article is the discussion of such a strategy as a selective apparatus promoting places for few in these two vibrant capitals. Landlocked areas and petty bourgeoisie zones usually drain the Varsovian and Paulistano public revenues once they are seen as the unique possibility of bringing rapidly massive investments to cities. The methodology of our analysis relies on a critical comment to lawful possibilities in using the public debt to promote centre-periphery infrastructure through extremely limited circles of decision-makers and functional city planning.

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