Archaeology of cityscape: logics, rhythms and makers in São Paulo old-town fabric (1809-1942)

Abstract

Geo-historical Information Systems (GISs) may be used to reconstitute long-term cityscapes and are crucial when spatializing complex databases to develop regressive the­matic cartographies – block by block, street by street, lot by lot – and to compare textual and visual information. We propose to demonstra­te our methods, theoretical approaches and results acquired, developing new paths for re­search and adding to our comprehension of the process, dynamics and rhythms of social pro­duction of cities from the point of view of their material aspects.