Urban parks play a key role in improving the environmental quality standard of cities, whether for the ecological service provided or the promotion of people's health and well -being. The objective of this study was to estimate the variables that determine the frequency of visits to Parque do Sabiá complexin Uberlândia municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, based on the Travel Cost Method. Were conducted 385 interviews, being 206 valid, and described a logit model, expressed by the variable response rate of visitation (rv) and the independent variables, which spanned the socioeconomic aspects, the costs of travel and visits to the site, and the individual perceptions. Among the statistically significant variables, the profile that declares the male sex, with a higher level of schooling, and that travels alone to the site is more predisposed to visit the park. The extent to which departs for residential areas more distant, is reduced by 3.3% the rate of visitation, and 11% if the option is per vehicle, propelled by influencing the cost of travel of users. The individual perceptions of users influenced the rate of visitation, due to their ecological role partner (9,3%), the benefits in improving the quality of life (6,8%) and the sports practice (20,7%). The d emand for the park can be increased with improvements in access and reducing the cost of travel, making the option of visitation more attractive. However, the demand for the functions of the park competes with the perception of improvement of squares, gyms and outdoor walking tracks at other points of the city.

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The present study evaluated the perception of the urban population of Uberlândia/MG regarding the occurrence of notified dengue cases. A script of questions was developed that combined social, environmental, political and economic variables, which could explain, in the perception of the research participants, the current dengue scenario in the municipality. 384 randomized individuals living in the municipality were interviewed, from may to august 2019, through the survey of qualitative and quantitative data. The data obtained could compose a qualitative and quantitative model of NLR (Nominal Logistic Regression) that relates a set of predictors and a nominal response, and a set of co-occurrence maps of qualitative variables. The quantitative results showed that the female group correlates highly, significantly the set of variables determined in the research. In the outputs of maps of the qualitative models, the opposite decision of the preference preference groups (weak, moderate, good and high) was evident. Individuals who reported weak correlation of the proposed variables in determining the occurrence of notified cases of dengue showed a greater correlation between the codes "society" and "policies and local economy", attributing greater responsibility to the role of municipal public management in this scenario. The high and good correlation groups showed greater concern with environmental aspects, mainly regarding the issue of waste and urban pollutants. Therefore, it is concluded that in the quantitative model, there was a different pattern of responses, significantly among individuals declared in the research. And in relation to the quantitative data, the opposite decision of the preference response groups was evident. The role of the municipal public manager must consider the need for extension, inclusion and permanence of strategic actions in the areas most vulnerable to dengue in the municipality, given the fragility of health services and the scope of policies involving quality of life and environmental education.

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