Community Empowerment and Utilization of Renewable Energy: Entrepreneurial Perspective for Community Resilience Based on Sustainable Management of Slum Settlements in Makassar City, Indonesia

The acceleration of metropolitan city development toward economic growth has an impact on over-urbanization, energy scarcity, slum settlements, and environmental degradation. Slum settlements that are predominantly inhabited by the urban poor will require increase in productivity enterprises through empowerment process. This study aims to analyze (1) community functions as determinants use renewable handling settlement (2) effects empowerment, utilization energy, strengthening institutional capacity, improving quality environment. approach used is a combination qualitative–quantitative research. Data was obtained observation, in-depth interviews, surveys, documentation. results show coupled with participation, contributes positively increasing sustainable management settlements. effect improve coefficient determination 78.5%. recommends socio-economic based implementation Makasssar City environmental, sustainability creation social cohesion.