Policies and their Effect on Human Population

There can be applied population management strategies in country levels in order to control the population dynamics inside a nation. Here we can compare strategies in countries such as Australia and Brazil, defined by its conditions, its aims and the strategies themselves: 

Australia:

• Have a considerable old segment of the population because the baby boomers are getting older. 
• There have been an increase in the migration into the country
• There have been a constant birth rate
• Most of the population live in urban areas, in the west coast of the country. 

Aims

• Meet the labor requirements
• Economic stability
• Sustainability across the country in terms of resources.
• Improve connections between regions and infrastructure
• Increase food production without having a negative impact in the environment

Policies

• Immigrants on work visas will face a much more simplified process.
• Infrastructure development projects will focus on those areas that present the most growth.
• Economic policies are working to strengthen connections with international companies.
• Agricultural policies are working to increase food production, but limiting the amount of additional resources that are used. (Target: Low input, high yield)
• Working to relocate people in order to limit the growth of urbanized areas so as to protect biodiversity and avoid the habitat degradation and loss.

Brazil:

• High birth rate
• High levels of child mortality
• Serious problems of unemployment
• Growing economy, but inadequacies in the distribution of wealth.
• Population divided by regions (most populated west coast)

Aims

• Control population growth
• Adequate distribution of wealth (increasing and stable middle class)
• Employ security for growing generations
• Meet the requirements of basic services for young people (health and education mainly)

Policies

• Assurance of employment to brazilian born people before any foreign employee.
• Campaigns of birth control and familiar planning.
• High investments in universal education.

ConclusionsAs the brief analysis suggests, both countries have awareness in their population requirements for the future: both require a future that guarantee job and employment unless Australia need the workforce while Brazil is predicting to have a strong workforce due to the growing population. Australia is focusing in providing more services to elder people while Brazil is looking into the young people to be healthier and well preparated.