Abstract
Regional development coupled with economic growth requires support for the use of renewable energy to support sustainable management of natural resources and the environment. Furthermore, economic growth towards industrialization has an impact on increasing energy consumption. This study aims to analyze: (1) Economic growth work as a determinant of the use of renewable energy in supporting regional development; (2) The direct and indirect effects of economic growth, the effectiveness of natural resource utilization, and the use of renewable energy on improving the quality of the environment and the sustainability of regional development; (3) Formulating an economic growth model based on the use of renewable energy, natural resource management and sustainable regional development. This study uses a qualitative and quantitative approach sequentially. Data obtained through observation, in-depth interviews, surveys, and documentation. The results showed that economic growth followed by the use, of new and renewable energy had an impact on increasing the productivity of economic enterprises and a positive contribution to improving the quality of the environment. Gowa Regency's future development orientation is oriented towards optimizing the regional economic base sectors, increasing the contribution of the strategic economic sector, effective use of natural resources, strengthening human resource capacity, ensuring the availability and distribution of energy services, increasing regional revenues, and optimizing sources of income new. Furthermore, future economic growth is oriented towards increasing people's incomes, opening new jobs, equitable development, and improving people's welfare. This study recommends that the use of renewable energy is an important aspect that needs to be considered in the formulation of development policies towards economic growth, natural resource management and sustainable regional development of the Gowa Regency South Sulawesi, Indonesia.Keywords: economic growth; renewable energy; environmental quality; regional productivity; sustainable development.JEL Classification: Q5DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11676
Highlights
Economic growth is the change in economic conditions that occur in a country on an ongoing basis towards a better condition based on gross regional domestic product (GRDP)
The case studies in this study were selected with the following considerations: (1) The economic growth of the Gowa Regency area is quite prominent in the regional context in South Sulawesi; (2) The pattern of economic activity in the Gowa Regency area is quite potential to support the use of renewable energy; (3) The characteristics of the Gowa Regency area are very potential in supporting the increase in the productivity of economic enterprises and the welfare of the community
Economic growth coupled with the effective use of natural resources and support for the use of renewable energy will boost regional productivity and community welfare
Summary
Economic growth is the change in economic conditions that occur in a country on an ongoing basis towards a better condition based on gross regional domestic product (GRDP). GDP is calculated from a country’s national accounts which report annual data on incomes, expenditure, and investment for each sector of the economy (Arroyo and Miguel, 2020; United Nation, 2003). Economic growth is the ability of a region to produce goods and services through innovative processes, products and services, and the use of technology towards sustainable development. The challenges of transitioning from a linear to a circular economy model require the development and application of new knowledge, leading to innovative, technological, and sustainable processes, products, and services (Segura et al, 2020; Surya et al, 2021). Development policies that are oriented towards regional economic growth supported by the use, of technology will accelerate and encourage increased productivity in economic enterprises developed in the community (Surya et al, 2021)
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