Análise do método de avaliação contingente em áreas de recreação e lazer no estado de Mato Grosso

Abstract

Whereas environmental resources for leisure and recreation are not traded in conventional markets, how to get a value for these environmental ones? In the absence of standards in formal markets, methods of environmental valuation emerge as alternatives to assign value to environmental goods and services that have no price quoted in the conventional market in an attempt to make them marketable in a real market. The estimated value of natural assets is based on the preferences of consumers regarding the quality change or amount of available environmental resources. This value can help create more effective public policies, and for providing information to the judiciary act in environmental remediation actions. In this light, the aim of this study is to analyze the implementation of the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) in studies of environmental valuation in recreation areas in the state of Mato Grosso, analyzing the main results obtained, highlighting the positive and negative aspects; the potential and limitations. To note that in all studies, the willingness to pay of the respondents showed variations according to age, income and level of education, among other factors. The income variable, for example, in many cases tends to be directly proportional to the willingness to pay of the respondents. However, in all studies that used the relative income versus willingness to pay, there was a drop in acceptance in relation to the increase in family income, that is, an inverse relationship between level of family income and acceptance contribute to visitation and maintenance of the sites under study. Although the percentage of unwillingness to contribute financially and votes of protests presented in the studies there was a significant percentage of users with a positive DAP that can associate your wellness level with the maintenance of these sites.