Green Economic Structure and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Ha Noi
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https://doi.org/10.59394/JSM.154Keywords:
Green economic structure, local economic development, green growth, circular economy, HanoiAbstract
Amid climate change, resource depletion, and growing pressure to improve growth quality, the transition toward a green economic structure has become increasingly important for local economic development. This article examines the relationship between green economic structure and local economic development in Hanoi. Drawing on sustainable development, green growth, economic structural transformation, and eco-innovation perspectives, the study conceptualizes green economic structure as a multidimensional construct comprising sectoral shifts toward low emissions, the development of green industries and services, clean-technology adoption, resource-use efficiency, circular-economy development, and green-job expansion. We analyzed survey data from 326 valid respondents using descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha, exploratory factor analysis, and multivariate regression. The results show that all six dimensions are positively associated with local economic development, with green industries and services showing the strongest association, followed by clean technology and resource-use efficiency. Circular-economy development and green-job expansion display comparatively weaker associations, suggesting that these dimensions remain at an earlier stage of development. The findings imply that Hanoi’s green structural transformation should combine industrial upgrading, technological innovation, efficient resource use, circular-economy infrastructure, and green workforce development. Because the study uses cross-sectional survey data, interpret the results as associations rather than definitive causal effects.
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