Zikri Alhadi, Erasukma Munaf
The primary objective of the research is to ascertain the degree to which infrastructure affects environmental quality. The investigation employed a quantitative methodology, utilizing secondary data along with panel data derived from 34 provinces in Indonesia spanning the years 2015 to 2019. The panel data regression analysis was executed utilizing the standard effect model in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), followed by the application of Moderate Regression Analysis (MRA). The findings of the research indicated the following: first, the results elucidated that infrastructure exerts a significant positive influence on environmental quality. Second, investments were found to have a substantial adverse effect on environmental quality. Third, the agricultural sector was shown to impose a significant negative impact on environmental quality as a consequence of infrastructure. Fourth, the trade sector demonstrates a beneficial and substantial moderating effect on the relationship between infrastructure and environmental quality. Fifth, the industrial sector exhibits a favorable and considerable moderating influence on the interplay between infrastructure and environmental quality. Sixth, the agricultural sector does not constrain the effect of investment on environmental quality. Seventh, the trade sector moderates the negative and significant influence of investment on environmental quality. Eighth, the industrial sector moderates the negative and substantial effect of investment on environmental quality. © 2024 The authors.
Department of Public Administration & Research Center for Policy, Governance, Development & Empowerment, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, 25132, Indonesia; West Sumatra Provincial Government, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, 25132, Indonesia
