Environmental geography lies between environment and society, in other words environmental geography is a combination between human and the environment. Environmentalism is defined as ˜the ways in which the relationships between people and their surroundings are understood and acted upon' (D.O.H.G. 2013: 204), where society is defined as ˜the organization of human beings into forms that transcend the individual person, bringing them into relations with one another that possess some measure of coherence, stability and, indeed, identifiable ˜reality' (D.O.H.G. 2013: 701), thus environmental geography can be understood as the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world. In this essay I will be analyzing three case studies, outlining the environmental geographies of South Wales. The impact of consumption and climate change from the 2004 FA cup final in Cardiff, follow by Newport Wetlands, where I have visited as this case study provides an element of nature as a social construct. Lastly, Brecon Beacons National Park, offering a bright future for sustaining South Wales ecosystem. The three case studies offer details of environmental geographies of South Wales and what has been done to try and sustain South Wales environment.
FA Cup final, Cardiff.
Major sporting events or any social events often lead to some level of environmental consequences. The FA cup final between Manchester United and Millwall was held at the Millennium Stadium in 2004. People often ignore the importance of waste and consumption levels during major sporting events. Huge numbers of rubbish can be link to the impacts on climate change; as a result ecological footprints is taken into consideration. Consumption of Earth's available resources can be understood by the approach to ecological footprint; such approach specifies us with an estimated demand for global bio-capacity (Lewan and Simmons 2001).
