%0 Journal Article %T Passando a limpo: um passeio pelos processos e pelos projetos de revitaliza£¿£¿o urbana do Meatpacking District, em Nova York, e da Regi£¿o da Luz, em S£¿o Paulo %A Maquiaveli %A Janaina %J EURE (Santiago) %D 2012 %I Pontificia Universidad Catš®lica de Chile %R 10.4067/S0250-71612012000300007 %X the text below is part of a comparative study between the urban revitalization process of the "meatpacking district" in new york city, and the urban revitalization projects of regi£¿o da luz, in sao paulo, brazil. the article's objectives are to undertake a critical overview of the main urban sociology theories and to reflect about the ways in which comtemporary sociology is being in need of a revision of its definitions about what cities are. this analysis considers the processes of urban revitalization and gentrification, that are becoming more frequent in cities all over the world. %K urbanism %K urbanization %K vulnerability. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0250-71612012000300007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en