Formulación de los programas de gestión ambiental en la Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de la ciudad de Bucaramanga

Abstract

It is carried out with the objective of formulating an environmental management system to improve aspects related to water management, conventional solid waste and administrative efficiency within the Universidad Abierta y a Distancia of the city of Bucaramanga, the work details information related to the national program Estado Joven, such as the description of the place where the practice will be exercised, it also explains a conceptual framework regarding environmental management systems, and likewise, a methodology is proposed which contemplates the activities that allow the fulfillment of each of the specific objectives established in this plan. Results are presented that allow verifying the compliance or not of UNAD Bucaramanga with the environmental legal regulations, a review of the environmental conditions in which UNAD is located and finally results regarding the matrix of identification of environmental aspects and valuation of environmental impacts. The results allow the formulation of seven environmental management programs for UNAD Bucaramanga, which are elaborated for areas such as: saving and efficient use of drinking water, saving and efficient use of electric energy, control of spills, administrative efficiency, control of atmospheric emissions, integral management of conventional solid waste and integral management of hazardous and special solid waste. It is concluded that 73% of the regulations are complied with, that there is a solid waste collection system, that it is important to monitor wastewater, and that UNAD Bucaramanga is an educational institution committed to organizational improvement, especially in the environmental area.