Políticas e práticas de gest？o ambiental: uma análise da gest？o dos resíduos da constru？？o civil na cidade de Belo Horizonte (MG)

this paper aims to study the practices of waste management in civil construction implemented by the municipal government of the city of belo horizonte - mg. lhe method used was a case study articulated to the process of triangulation of the techniques of data collection. the nature of the problematic studied demanded the systematization of a frame of references that includes some theoretical reflections concerning the relation between state, public policies and environmental management. the analysis of the results reveal that the municipal government of the city of belo horizonte articulated and implemented a set of policies and practices of waste management in civil construction that created a policy network that involves the participation of diverse public and private social actors. it is an institutional configuration with an interdependent standard that serves as a reference for the establishment of the practices of waste management in civil construction. the results of this work also point out the economic, social and environmental benefits and the difficulties related to the process of institutionalization of the practices and policies of environmental management.