Roberto Luiz Do Carmo,Ricardo de Sampaio Dagnino,Igor Cavallini Johansen, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Demografia, bobcarmo@uol.com.br
Abstract
It is demonstrated in this paper that, although the volume of population is an important aspect to be considered in the relationship between population and environment, Brazil is experiencing a time of important transitions. On the one hand, the demographic transition (decreased levels of mortality and birth rates), that in Brazil was marked by the rapid decline in total fertility rate, from about 6 children per woman in the 1960s to less than 2 children per woman in the late 2000s. By the other hand, there is a transition of consumption, discussed here by the relationship between improving the economic situation and the consumption of water, which is caused both by the expansion of the supply system in urban areas and by the trend of increasing per capita consumption. Thus, while there was a significant decrease in population growth rates, water consumption tends to increase as a result of changes in consumption.
Palavras-Chave: transição demográfica, água, consumo, população, ambiente.