The objective of study of this paper was an area next to the river Passo Fundo, in the city of Passo Fundo, RS, irregularly occupied with dwellings of precarious character in localities of risk and subjected to the flood. After characterization of the study area, the Method of Contingent Evaluation was applied through the technical of Disposition to Pay (DTP), for economic appraisal of possible environmental and urban planning interventions. Questionnaires were applied in three groups of inhabitants that lived around the mentioned area, aiming at evaluate their disposition to pay for its requalification. The results obtained gave evidence of the feasibility of the Method of Contingent Evaluation application, considering different environmental conditions, particularly referring to the economic assessment of a passive environmental.
economic appraisal; environmental sustainability; urban management
