Urban and demographic transition in Brazil: characteristics, courses and trends

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  • Aurélia Hermínia Castiglioni Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v14i1.59464

Abstract

This study aims at analyzing the joint development of demographic and urban transition processes such as those experienced by Brazil and Administrative Units, from 1940 through 2010. The work contains the time-space characterization of the processes, the grouping of units with similar characteristics, the identification of course models, and the projection of trends. For the study purposes, we have applied methods of data analysis, hierarchic classification and estimation of data produced by official sources. The evolution of the processes presents classic trends that mark the demographic transition phases: demographic growth acceleration and subsequent urbanization, at first from changes in mortality behavior, and later by urban-rural migration intensification; moving onto the reduction of synchronous fertility phase and natural, migratory and urban growth rates. The demographic processes courses, past or current, reflect the existing socio-spacious inequalities amongst country regions and show that index differences still persist, however, towards convergence.

Keywords: Urban Transition, Demographic transition, Urban-rural migration, Continuity and convergence.

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Published

2020-03-20

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CASTIGLIONI, A. H. Urban and demographic transition in Brazil: characteristics, courses and trends. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 14, n. 1, p. 6–26, 2020. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v14i1.59464. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/59464. Acesso em: 19 dec. 2024.

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