Disposição a Pagar por Espaços Verdes Urbanos

Abstract

The article sought to answer: How much users of the urban park of Lagoa do Araçá (Recife - Pernambuco) are willing to pay for improvements in the environmental quality of the park. We apply the contingent valuation method to estimate the economic value of the area, assessing the willingness to pay (DAP) of its users. We seek to understand which socioeconomic factors contribute to users' preferences for visiting the park. For data treatment the model adopted was a Bivariate Probit with double questions (dichotomous). We calculated two models to estimate DAP - functional linear form in income and functional linear log form in income. The first had a DAP of R$ 11,71, while the second was R$ 11,23. The results of both models showed that factors such as sex, age and education level of the interviewees were not good explanatory factors for DAP. The value of the bid drawn and offered is the variable that has the greatest influence on the likelihood that respondents will say yes to DAP to improve the environmental quality of the park. In addition to this, the variables distance from the house in relation to the park, the day on which the visit occurs and the time of visit are variables that explained well the acceptance of the bid. From the estimated value of DAP it was possible to calculate the total value of cultural ecosystem services provided by the park. It was calculated through the consumer surplus between R$ 545,151.90 (logLinear model) and R$ 568,075.52 (linear model). Thus demonstrating the influence dimension of the cultural ecosystem services provided by the park on the users s well-being.