The mobilization of resources and the use of government to control the use, improvement or conservation of both natural and economic goods and services in such a way that conflicts created by that use, improvement or conservation are minimized.
Environmental management is an approach to prevention that recognizes people's decisions about tobacco, alcohol and other drug use are shaped by the physical, social, economic, and legal environment in which that behavior occurs. Environmental management articulates the need to broaden prevention approaches beyond traditional individually-focused programs to include a range of strategies for changing the campus and community environment.