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eISSN: 2083-5906
ISSN: 1230-1485
ISSN: 1230-1485
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Ecological Security Assessment Based on Ecological
Footprint in Quanzhou City, China
1
Fujian Polytechnic of Information Technology, Fuzhou, 350003, China
2
Digital Surveying and Mapping Applied Technology Engineering Center of Fujian Provincial Higher Education,
Fuzhou, 350003, China
3
Fujian Jin Chuang Li Information Technology Development Co., Ltd, Fuzhou, 350000, China
4
Geological Engineering Survey in Fujian Province, Fuzhou, 350003, China
Submission date: 2025-02-24
Final revision date: 2025-05-14
Acceptance date: 2025-06-24
Online publication date: 2025-09-22
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Under the context of tightening global ecological constraints, conducting ecological security
assessments has emerged as a central imperative in regional governance. This study selected the
districts and counties in Quanzhou City (a prefecture-level city) as research units. Utilizing the
ecological footprint method to comprehensively and systematically analyze the spatio-temporal
variation characteristics of the ecological footprint, ecological carrying capacity, ecological surplus/
deficit, and ecological pressure index from 2018 to 2022, thereby evaluating the ecological security
of Quanzhou City. Shishi City (a county-level city) exhibited the highest per capita and total annual
average ecological footprint. Nan’an City (a county-level city) had the highest regional ecological
carrying capacity, with an annual average of 9.80×105 hm2. Shishi City had the most serious ecological
deficit, with an average annual deficit of −2.44×106 hm2. The ecological pressure index showed a spatial
gradient, declining from the southeastern coastal areas to the northwestern inland regions. Overall,
energy land and water areas were the main types of biologically productive land in Quanzhou City.
Quanzhou City remained in an ecological deficit state for five years, with its ecosystem under sustained
pressure. The study results provide a basis for formulating science-based ecological security protection
policies and industrial planning in Quanzhou City, facilitating rational resource utilization.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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