'Meh Car Come To Take Ah Sweat'

This picture is quite interesting to me, not because of the two water boys that are at the forefront, but because of the large number of vehicles that are parked on the field. This photo was taken at the Eddie Hart savannah in Tacarigua, a very popular savannah where football tournaments are played and where I started playing of course. Due to the football events that occur at the savannah, a large number of persons are attracted on a regular basis thus having a serious effect on the environment as seen above. As observed closely the grass is quite patchy in the area behind the footballers; however this isn’t due to the fact that the savannah is overused for football but because persons carelessly drive their cars through the savannah and park. One would ask why you would do this, when there is a road to drive around the savannah an there is a nice big car park that doesn’t seem to get filled. ‘Oh well,’ when the savannah becomes totally degraded we’ll just abandon it and use another. But how long can we do this? Can’t we use our savannahs and our environment at a sustainable and conservative rate? I would hope so, but due to our ‘trini’ mentality and ‘doh care’ ways I guess not. Urbanization is the cause of one such problem as cities are overcrowded and people seek other areas for recreation. Public spaces are therefore at risk of degradation unless we learn to appreciate and protect our environment. Another point to note that is emphasized throughout the blog, is that overcrowding leads to many problems such exploitation of resources and both land and air pollution that would result from the large amount of persons and vehicles that are present at the savannah. It was also observed that the savannah lacked garbage bags and trash cans. This was an important point to note as there were several persons selling food and drinks; therefore the garbage would find its way to all corners of the savannah. The link below seeks to explain the term 'public space' as it is an important phenomenon to society.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBtrtl8Q3AQ

References:
Hall and Barrett, (2011) Urban Geography London: Routledge