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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Focusing on Improved Ecological Footprint Model:
Based on the Analysis of Ecosystem Service Value
in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle
1
Mianyang Teachers’ College, Mianyang 621000,China
2
Engineering Research Center of Rural Environmental Protection and Green Low-carbon Development
of Sichuan Province, Mianyang Normal University, China
Submission date: 2024-09-19
Final revision date: 2024-12-05
Acceptance date: 2024-12-08
Online publication date: 2025-02-25
Publication date: 2026-01-30
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2026;35(1):1209-1227
KEYWORDS
ecosystem service valueecological footprintChengdu-Chongqing economic circletemporal and spatial changes
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle has an important strategic position in the development
of China. However, its ecological security is facing potential risks, and there is an urgent need
to evaluate the ecological status of the region. Based on the improved ecological footprint model and
the prediction results of the PLUS model, the temporal and spatial changes of the ecological footprint
and ecological carrying capacity of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle from 2012 to 2027
were analyzed. The results showed the following: (1) The total ecosystem service value
of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle fluctuated and increased from 2012 to 2027. (2) From 2012
to 2027, the ecological footprint of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle first increased and then
decreased, mainly due to changes in grassland and construction land. The ecological carrying capacity
of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle first increased and then decreased. (3) From 2012 to 2027,
the ecological deficit areas in the whole region were mainly concentrated in the construction land
in Chengdu and Chongqing, and the ecological deficit was consistent with the construction land
expansion trend. Compared with the traditional ecological footprint model, the improved model had
increased content based on the value of ecosystem services, which improved the accuracy of ecological
status assessment for the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.
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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