1st Edition
Economic Trends and Sustainable Environmental Assessment
The book ‘Economic Trends and Sustainable Environmental Assessment’ attempts to x-ray the economic and socioeconomic activities, and cultural or behavioural aspects from the concept of sustainability by employing several related research scenarios spanning the micro-, meso-, and macro-level approaches.
Given the increasing awareness of the importance of social, economic, environmental, and even now human sustainability aspects to a sustainable global (present) future, the relevance of the dimensions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) need to be consistently examined. For instance, decades of climate-related disasters which have increasingly endangered humans are the reason for ongoing advanced advocacy, policy, and research towards achieving an environmentally sustainable or net zero emission (NZE) future.
Thus, considering the illustration of the theoretical and practical dimensions of the connectedness of the economic and socioeconomic aspects with environmental dimensions, this book should hugely benefit students, researchers, and policymakers to further understand and solve some of the world’s lingering challenges.
Preface
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
Innovation Diffusion and Technology Acceptance Theory
Emmanuel Akaiso
Design and Innovation Performance—An Analysis of the Multifaceted Concept of Design
Carter Bloch and Carita Eklund
Accelerating Farmers Move on the Irrigation Ladder: Understanding the Potential of Solar-Powered Irrigation in Nigeria
Olufolahan O. Osunmuyiwa, Olalekan S. Sakariyawo and Andrew D. Peacock
ENERGY
Energy Utilization and Output Dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa Countries: Is the Export- and Globalization-Led Hypothesis Valid?
Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Festus Victor Bekun and Andrew Adewale Alola
Evaluating the Significance and Trends in Energy Management Practices: The Case of the Organized Industrial and Service Sectors of Central Anatolia Province, Konya-Turkey
Vehbi Meşin and Stephen Taiwo Onifade
Role of Middle East and North African Region in Global Hydrogen Energy Transition
Mustapha D. Ibrahim
Examining the Existence of Speculative Bubbles in Oil and Natural Gas Prices
Hakan Yildirim, Kemal Eyüboğlu, Saffet Akdağ and Andrew Adewale Alola
ENVIRONMENT
Analysis of Particulate Matter in Street Dust of Middle and Eastern Parts of Northern Cyprus
Emmanuel Akaiso
Human Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Present in Four Motor Park Soils in Lagos State, Nigeria
Emmanuel Akaiso
Another Look at EKC in the Context of Sub-Saharan African Countries
Bright Akwasi Gyamfi
Dynamic Relationships between Environmental Degradation, Urbanization, and Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria
Obekpa Hephzibah Onyeje, Adejo Moses Adejo, Ali Ayuba, Abu Orefi and Dzever Donald Denen
ECONOMY
Inequality of Income Distribution and Hopes for Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria
Oluwaseyi Mike Bamigboye
Bitcoin’s Reaction to the Federal Reserve’s Announcements and Stimulus Measures, the Equity Market, and Economic Policy Uncertainty: Evidence during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Murad A. Bein, Bright Akwasi Gyamfi, Festus Victor Bekun and Amjad Taha
Socio-economic Effects and Evidence-based Households’ Response to Covid-19 in Nigeria
Olubunmi O. Alawode and Yetunde O.M. Oladokun
Mapping the Post-Pandemic Tourism Research: Insights from Bibliometric Analysis
Zobayer Ahmed and Stephen Taiwo Onifade
Medical Tourism: An Evaluation of its Global Situation
Omar Jamal Adam, Matina Ghasemi and Mazyar Ghadiri Nejad
Understanding the Importance of Communication in Romantic Relationships through the Framework SGD Goal 5 —A Review
Abdulgaffar Olawale Arikewuyo, Tamar Haruna Dambo and Olabola Taye Omisore
Index
About the Editors
Biography
Andrew Adewale Alola (PhD in Economics) is an Associate Professor of Sustainability at CREDS-Centre for Research on Digitalization and Sustainability, Inland Norway University of Applied Science, Norway. As a Research Fellow at Adnan Kassar School of Business, LAU, Lebanon, he’s on leave as Assistant Professor at Nişantaşı University, Turkey. Having authored over 200 scientific studies in top tier peer-reviewed journals, he has been named among Standard University’s Top 2% Global Scientists since 2020.
Festus Victor Bekun is an Assistant professor at Istanbul Gelisim University and a senior research fellow at Lebanese American University. He has published over 250 scientific papers in top-tier outlets and has high indices in Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. He is recognized as one of the top 2% of influential scientists by Stanford University. Dr. Bekun serves on the editorial boards of various scientific journals and is currently the editor in chief of Open Agriculture.
Uju Violet Alola earned her PhD degree in Tourism Management from Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus. She also holds an MSc in Marketing Management from the same university and a Bachelor’s degree from Anambra State University, Nigeria. Presently, she is a faculty member at Istanbul Gelisim University, Turkey. She has contributed to various reputable journals such as Tourism Management Perspectives, International Journal of Tourism Research, Current Issues in Tourism.
