Gestão ambiental e patrimonial na Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora: um estudo de caso da coordenação de sustentabilidade

Abstract

The current dissertation was developed from Professional Master in Public Administration (PROFIAP), Faculty of Administration and Accounting Sciences (FACC) of Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Research topic was environmental and patrimonial management, based on laws in force in Brazil and practices applied in other institutions. Venue chosen to carry out this work was Sustainability Coordination, a sector located in UFJF, where it was sought to verify operation of procedures performed. Therefore, general objective was to analyze policies and strategies of Sustainability Coordination regarding reuse and disposal of furniture, equipment and supplies, seeking to contribute to creation of an environmental and sustainable awareness within the organization. In order to reach this objective, the dissertation covered the following paths: presentation of theories and legislation in area of sustainability, sustainable development, environmental management and management of public property; diagnosis of strategies and procedures carried out by UFJF Sustainability Coordination; and elaboration of Action Plan, contemplating the results obtained through the research. Performing diagnosis was possible through application of interviews from semi-structured scripts with actors involved in processes carried out by the coordination, in order to capture their perceptions about these processes, as well as documentary analysis, which included printed and virtual materials used by the sector. Based on results obtained, the main needs observed were listed by directly involved sectors in the actions of Sustainability Coordination, such as: institutional campaigns in area of sustainability; development of guidelines aimed at disseminating knowledge and creating a more conscious and responsible institutional culture; implementation of a periodic inventory; systematization of transfer method for movable property between academic and administrative units; re-creation of important internal commissions which ceased to exist. Based on these and other findings verified in the research, a plan was elaborated with a set of institutional actions to positively impact on the area of UFJF Sustainability Coordination and to promote improvements in management aspects of the sector.