Economic Trends and Sustainable Environmental Assessment

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.