Economic Trends and Sustainable Environmental Assessment

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.

Preface. TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION. Innovation Diffusion and Technology Acceptance Theory. Design and Innovation Performance—An Analysis of the Multifaceted Concept of Design. Accelerating Farmers Move on the Irrigation Ladder: Understanding the Potential of Solar-Powered Irrigation in Nigeria. ENERGY. Energy Utilization and Output Dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa Countries: Is the Export- and Globalization-Led Hypothesis Valid? Evaluating the Significance and Trends in Energy Management Practices: The Case of the Organized Industrial and Service Sectors of Central Anatolia Province, Konya-Turkey. Role of Middle East and North African Region in Global Hydrogen Energy Transition. Examining the Existence of Speculative Bubbles in Oil and Natural Gas Prices. ENVIRONMENT. Analysis of Particulate Matter in Street Dust of Middle and Eastern Parts of Northern Cyprus. Human Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Present in Four Motor Park Soils in Lagos State, Nigeria. Another Look at EKC in the Context of Sub-Saharan African Countries. Dynamic Relationships between Environmental Degradation, Urbanization, and Agricultural Productivity in Nigeria. ECONOMY. Inequality of Income Distribution and Hopes for Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria. 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. Socio-economic Effects and Evidence-based Households’ Response to Covid-19 in Nigeria. Mapping the Post-Pandemic Tourism Research: Insights from Bibliometric Analysis. Medical Tourism: An Evaluation of its Global Situation. Understanding the Importance of Communication in Romantic Relationships through the Framework SGD Goal 5 —A Review. Index. About the Editors.