A APLICAÇÃO DO MÉTODO DE VALORAÇÃO CONTINGENTE À REALIDADE DO CÓRREGO SANTANA EM SÃO LUÍS DE MONTES BELOS - GOIÁS

Abstract

MATOS, Cláudio Antônio de. A aplicação do método de valoração contingente à realidade do córrego Santana em São Luís de Montes Belos – Goiás.2016. 74 p.(Dissertação) – Mestrado em Desenvolvimento Regional, Faculdades Alves Faria, Goiânia, 2016. The Santana Stream is an environmental resource of great importance for the population of São Luís de Montes Belos (GO), and, still, for other surrounding cities, however, it has several degraded natural properties. The current situation of the Santana stream can be explained as a consequence of the historical culture that considers the inexhaustible natural resources not needing care of preservation, mentality developed over time in the worldview of the global culture. Considering this situation, it is necessary to carry out a work aiming at the economic valuation of this natural resource, since it brings benefits to the population. Thus, this work aims to address the topic of economic valuation of natural resources, based on a case study on the Santana stream. In this sense, through a survey of socioeconomic data and field research, it seeks to understand the situation in which the Santana Stream is located, analyzing the possibilities of recovery, and valorization, thus contributing to the life quality of the stream and the population of the municipality and its surroundings. For this, it discusses public sector projects for this reality as well as a survey of the urban and rural population's willingness to participate actively in an economic valuation program of the Santana stream. As a result, it was verified that the Montebelense population is willing to pay for the recovery and conservation of the Santana stream, remaining to the public power to take the appropriate initiatives, formulating public policies that lead to the preservation of the environment and, with that, the sustainable growth of the county.