Leadership in Sustainable Green City Development in Makassar City

The role and style of this leader is very important and needed to overcome various problems that arise in the development of sustainable green cities, and reduce the possibility of other problems occurring before they grow bigger. Problem solving becomes very important for leaders to create new skill-based knowledge. The aim of this research is to examine and identify the main aspects of regional head leadership in supporting the development of Makassar as a sustainable green city and to determine the forms and models of strategies used to overcome leadership problems for the success of sustainable green city development. This research method uses a qualitative approach where data collection is carried out through focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation of relevant secondary data. The findings from this research state that leadership roles and styles have led to the achievement of the vision and mission of the city of Makassar. However, the focus of physical and economic development have affected environmental quality and has an impact on the occurrence of floods every year. For this reason, the policy of expanding green open space in Makassar City is necessary in overcoming environmental problems and flooding. This research also has implications for further research regarding how to prepare the apparatus to implement dream policies effectively.