CLIMATIC PERCEPTION OF OCCURRENCE OF DROUGHTS AND WATER SUPPLY PROBLEMS IN URBAN AREA OF THE CITY OF BAGÉ - RS

Authors

  • Ana Rosa Pacheco Brondani
  • Cássio Arthur Wollmann
  • Arnaldo de Araújo Ribeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7154/RDG.2013.0026.0011

Keywords:

Climatic perception, droughts, water supply, Bagé-RS

Abstract

Droughts are part of everyday life of the population south of Rio Grande do Sul which affect regional development. This research concerns in evaluate quantitatively the environmental perception of urban residents Bagé, RS, on the occurrence of drought and its impacts related to water use. The study was based on the methodology used by Wollmann, Sartori (2010) and Ribeiro (2012), which consists of a questionnaire of open and closed questions for the population of areas hit by weather extremes. It was observed that people perceive the occurrence of drought there are at least 25 years, such a climate situation leads to the occurrence of lack of water in summer Bagé, there are at least two decades and was observed using the disregard of water.

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Author Biographies

  • Ana Rosa Pacheco Brondani
    Secretaria da Educação do Estado do Rio Grande do SulProfessora de GeografiaRosário do Sul - RS
  • Cássio Arthur Wollmann
    Geógrafo, doutor em Geografia Física pela Universidade de São Paulo.Prof. Dr. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Centro de CiênciasNaturais e Exatas, Departamento de Geociências, Curso de Geografia.Email: cassio_geo@yahoo.com.br
  • Arnaldo de Araújo Ribeiro
    Mestre em Geografia – Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, UNESP – Rio Claro, SP. (ribeirogeo@yahoo.com.br).

Published

2013-12-17

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How to Cite

Brondani, A. R. P., Wollmann, C. A., & Ribeiro, A. de A. (2013). CLIMATIC PERCEPTION OF OCCURRENCE OF DROUGHTS AND WATER SUPPLY PROBLEMS IN URBAN AREA OF THE CITY OF BAGÉ - RS. Revista Do Departamento De Geografia, 26, 214-232. https://doi.org/10.7154/RDG.2013.0026.0011