Smart Homes and Sustainable Energy in Nigeria

In many developing countries, there is limited access to electricity with the populace typically resorting to purchasing personal electricity generating units. This research explores the factors affecting the possibility of introducing smart homes that would conserve electricity, reduce a need for reliance on the national grid and lower energy costs. Advantages and disadvantages, as well as the impact on society and development in general are examined in addition to future perspectives on smart homes and sustainable energy.

Smart Homes and Sustainable Energy in Nigeria

Renewable and Alternative Energy ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1671-2.ch068 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 1952-1970

Author(s):

Oluwasola Oni

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Lower Energy ◽

Sustainable Energy ◽

Smart Homes ◽

Energy Costs ◽

Future Perspectives ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Limited Access ◽

The “Surge Phenomenon” of Macro Economy in Developing Countries from the Perspective of Tobacco Economy

Tobacco Regulatory Science ◽

10.18001/trs.7.4.1.19 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 663-673

Author(s):

Lulu Liu

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Tobacco Industry ◽

Investment Decision ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Social Costs ◽

The Social ◽

The Government ◽

Objectives: Starting from the tobacco economy, this paper studies the “surge phenomenon” of macro-economy in developing countries. Methods: This paper studies the impact of tobacco industry on Anhui economy by using the relevant theories of industrial economics, econometrics and regulatory economics, combined with the actual situation of tobacco industry. Based on the analysis of the overall development of tobacco industry, this paper empirically analyzes the relationship between tobacco industry and Anhui economic growth. This paper combs the relevant literature of the existing research results of this theory. Combined with the special fact that government investment accounts for a large proportion in China’s current economic construction, this paper redefines the hypothesis of the investor in the theory of principles. On this basis, the expected equilibrium results of enterprise investment decision-making under government led and market led modes are compared and analyzed by using incomplete information static game model. Results: When the output value of tobacco industry increases by 1%, it will drive the GDP to increase by 0.373%. Secondly, by comparing the economic benefits of tobacco with the social costs of tobacco, it is found that with the economic development, the social costs caused by tobacco increase year by year, but the economic benefits are slightly greater than the social costs. The difference between the two is also increasing year by year. Conclusion: In the context of tobacco control, we should fully consider the advantages and disadvantages of developing the tobacco industry. Under the excessive intervention of the government, the manifestation of the surge phenomenon is more intense, and the final consequence of overcapacity is more serious than that under the market-oriented mode..

Smart Home Adoption: The Impact of User Characteristics and Differences in Perception of Benefits

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings11090393 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 393

Author(s):

Soojung Chang ◽

Kyeongsook Nam

Keyword(s):

Smart Home ◽

Online Survey ◽

Environmental Control ◽

Age Groups ◽

Smart Homes ◽

User Characteristics ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Home Service ◽

The Republic ◽

Despite the various benefits offered by smart homes, they have not yet been widely adopted by mainstream users. This study was designed to identify user perceptions in the association between smart home service preference and adoption and to identify factors affecting the adoption and service preferences of smart homes. In order to achieve the goal of the study, an online survey was conducted among 400 potential users in the Republic of Korea. The main findings are as follows: First, there were considerable needs for the services that can support the independent lives of residents, such as safety and convenience services, among all age groups. Second, the study findings suggested that those who preferred environmental control service most were more likely to become relatively active adopters. Third, a significant association between the preference for smart home services and the intention to use was identified. Finally, the study findings suggested that the number of service preferences and adoption was not directly proportional. The findings reported in this study can improve the overall understanding of the process of adopting smart homes, and can provide important insights into user-centered strategies to promote the adoption of smart home services.

ASSESSMENT OF THE REGIONAL POTENTIAL OF RECREATION AND HEALTH-PROMOTING NATURAL RESOURCES

Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences ◽

10.18006/2020.8(spl-2-aabas).s314.s321 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (Spl-2-AABAS) ◽

pp. S314-S321

Author(s):

Olga Yu. Voronkova ◽

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Svetlana N. Petrova ◽

Elena A. Ivanova ◽

Elena N. Klochko ◽

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Keyword(s):

Natural Resources ◽

Development Stage ◽

Health Tourism ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Modern Development ◽

Management And Development ◽

Recreational Services ◽

The Impact ◽

Recreational Resources

Recreational and health tourism is essential for the development of a system of global resort-tourist relations. Every year, the flow of tourists traveling with recreational and therapeutic purposes to the Russian regions is increasing. Currently, the industry of recreational and health tourism is constantly developing in Russia and it offers a variety of developed services and comfort in the field of health tourism. The modern development stage of tourism and recreation in Russia is characterized by in-depth transformations in all spheres of public life. A market for recreational and recreational services is being formed in the country, and a new state doctrine for the development of tourism activities is being developed. International tourist flows are increasing, and the geography of tourist routes is expanding. The presence of recreational natural resources as a whole determines the territorial landmarks of tourism and recreation. In addition to the resource potential, there are many significant factors such as socioeconomic factors, the type, and level of economic development, the volume and structure of recreational needs that influence the development dynamics of health tourism. Recreational resources usually include both natural and cultural-historical objects, complexes, and their elements, each of which has its specifics. The regions of Russia have unique recreational and health-improving potential, for example, the Marcial waters of Karelia, the radon waters of Pyatigorsk and Belokurikha, the narzans of Kislovodsk, the therapeutic mud of Lake Karachi, the hydrogen sulfide of Matsesta. Such diversity is not found in any other country in the world. This article is devoted to the development of recreational or health tourism, approaches to the assessment of the natural and recreational potential of the territory; identification of factors affecting the natural and recreational potential of the region; formulation of the advantages and disadvantages of the management and development of the regional natural and recreational complex; assessment of the impact of the management of natural and recreational resources on the development of the region and analysis of the recreational natural potential of the Altai Territory of the Russian Federation.

Prices of conventional and renewable energy as determinants of sustainable and secure energy development: regression model analysis

Energy Sustainability and Society ◽

10.1186/s13705-022-00333-9 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sandi Knez ◽

Goran Šimić ◽

Anica Milovanović ◽

Sofia Starikova ◽

Franc Željko Županič

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Solar Energy ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Sustainable Energy ◽

Panel Data Analysis ◽

Random Effect ◽

Random Effect Model ◽

Energy Development ◽

Energy Product ◽

Abstract Background The prices of energy resources are important determinants of sustainable energy development, yet associated with significant unknowns. The estimates of the impact of prices of energy products in the domestic market (for domestic consumers) are rare—hence the importance and novelty of this research. Therefore, the main goal of the paper is to assess the impact of domestic prices of gasoline, gas, coal, and solar energy on sustainable and secure energy future. Methods The research includes 14 countries (of which 7 are developed and 7 are developing countries) and a period of 5 years (2014–2018). The model also includes discrete variables: level of development (developing or developed), and the fact as to whether the country is an energy exporter or not. For the purposes of analysis, the following elements were used: Panel Data Analysis, Linear regression (with random and fixed effects), Durbin–Wu–Hausman test, and Honda test, with the use of R-studio software for statistical computing. Results The research showed that the biggest negative impact on energy sustainability was recorded by an increase in the price of coal and the smallest one by an increase in the price of solar energy. An increase in the price of gasoline has a positive impact, while an increase in the price of gas has no impact. The basic methodological result showed that the fixed effects linear model is more accurate than the random effect model. Conclusions The results of the paper, important as a sustainable energy policy recommendation, showed that the impact of changes in energy product prices is significantly greater in developing countries, but that the status of the country as an energy exporter has no significance. In addition, the paper points to the need to intensify the research on the assessment of the impact of energy product prices for domestic consumers on their ability to pay that price, because with a certain (so far undefined) increase in energy product prices, a certain group of domestic consumers moves into a category that is not in line with sustainable energy development and is extremely undesirable in every respect—energy poverty.

Debt and Economic Growth in South Asia

The Pakistan Development Review ◽

10.30541/v40i4iipp.677-688 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 40 (4II) ◽

pp. 677-688 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Rehana Siddiqui ◽

Afia Malik

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Interest Rates ◽

South Asian ◽

Low Income ◽

Income Country ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Low Income Country ◽

Major Factors ◽

After 1980s, in most developing countries, the rate of debt accumulation and increase in debt servicing are highlighted as major factors affecting the growth rate of output. Most of these countries lost their competitiveness in the international market mainly as a result of insufficient exchange rate adjustments. In addition, the weakening of terms of trade, economic mismanagement and crisis of governance also lowered growth rates in the developing countries. The downward pressure was larger in the countries facing higher debt burden as these countries faced higher interest rates, decline in the external resource inflow, lower export earnings, lower domestic output and lower imports. In case of South Asian countries, the external debt scenario has changed over time. According to World Bank (2001) Pakistan’s ranking worsened to ‘severely-indebted low income country’ from ‘moderately-indebted low income country’ in 1997, where as India’s ranking improved to ‘less indebted low income’ country from ‘moderately indebted’ in 1997. The rapid accumulation of debt, rising repayment burden and the economically and politically resource inflow or rescheduling motivated rescheduling of debt (as in case of Pakistan) has raised concerns regarding the impact of debt on the growth process of the South Asian countries.

Impact of Solid Waste Management on Rural Development in Lebanon Advantages and Disadvantages Case Study: Ain Baal Project (Tyre caza)

International Business & Economics Studies ◽

10.22158/ibes.v3n4p40 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. p40

Author(s):

DR. Ali KASSEM

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Rural Development ◽

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Development Programs ◽

University Degree ◽

Solid waste is a global, regional and national problem. Lebanon is not isolated and far away from this problem. Lebanese state since the beginning did not work to find a scientific effective permanent lasting solution to this problem. Every day all media broadcast about solid waste problems, especially in the region of Sidon and Tyre caza. The file of solid waste management (collecting-transporting-disposal) is exhausting municipalities’ financial resources instead of investing these funds in implementing rural development programs, which TYRE caza fiercely needs. Development represents the most challenging aspect for all countries of the world, whether they are developed or developing countries. In addition, development in its concept and application, whether it was sustainable development, local, rural, urban, became the focal attention of states governments alike, whether those countries are developed or developing countries. For that purpose, those countries have established ministries and research centers to take care of development and even to add university degree related to development.Lebanon has not follow this track, neither in the formulation of designed ministry for development nor in the adding of university specialized degree, also the academic literature, who deals in the subject of development. “Limited number of institutions involved in rural development such as , the establishment of kafalat cooperation, a new investment law that establish the autonomous investment development authority of Lebanon (IDAL), the provision of subsidized credit through a central bank facility, signing trade agreements to expand and liberalize trade with Lebanon’s partners” E/ESCWA/2007/WG.5 26OCTOBER 2007.The research will focus on the concepts of rural development, rural area, analyze the impact of expenditure on solid waste on rural development in TYRE caza.

E-Readiness and Successful E-Commerce Diffusion in Developing Countries

Electronic Business in Developing Countries ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-354-8.ch010 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 214-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alemayehu Molla

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Business Organizations ◽

Business Managers ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

This chapter explores the impact of organizational and environmental e-readiness factors on the successful diffusion of e-commerce. It presents a conceptual framework of e-readiness and e-commerce success, identifies the constructs and variables to operationalize the framework and reports the e-readiness and e-commerce success assessments of a sample of business organizations from South Africa. Business managers and policy makers, by understanding the e-readiness factors affecting e-commerce diffusion can make effective decisions to exploit specific e-commerce opportunities. Furthermore, researchers can use the developed framework to study the level of e-commerce adoption, the success of the process that led to it and the benefits to users, organizations and the economy.

Estimating Factors Affecting the Sustainable Environmental Development

Cihan University-Erbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ◽

10.24086/cuejhss.v3n1y2019.pp37-42 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 37-42

Author(s):

Ali Sh. Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Economic Development ◽

Human Dimensions ◽

Ecological System ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Wide Range ◽

Environmental Development ◽

An issue of Sustainable Environmental Development has occupied a wide range of interests of researchers and economists in some developing countries. The environmental issues are tightly linked to the development policies and the environmental grasp is no longer a matter of social welfare, but rather is a matter of economical; social and human dimensions. The research displays a concept of sustainable development, then estimating the impact of two variables: the economic development and the bio-ecological system on the sustainable development of some countries, including Iraq according to the fact that “increasing demand for foods and products in these countries has led them towards the intensive usage of natural resources which has, eventually, impairs the rates of development and contributes in the deterioration of bio-ecological system and impairs the sustainable development. The results of the analysis showed that the environmental ecosystem variable has a greater impact on sustainable environmental development than the economic development variable, which means that the environmental situation of some countries, especially the developing countries, continue to deteriorate, requiring all specialists and governments to make efforts to preserve the ecosystem for future generations.

Classification of factors influencing the foreign economic activity of enterprises

Economics. Finances. Law ◽

10.37634/efp.2019.12(1).2 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 10-12

Author(s):

Viktoriia FURSOVA ◽

Nelia KARATSEVA ◽

Maryna RUBAN

Keyword(s):

Economic Activity ◽

Financial Stability ◽

Time Lag ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Management Capability ◽

The Difference ◽

Introduction. While providing foreign economic activity, enterprises have many problems, which can lead to loss of their financial stability and even bankruptcy. That is why, especially in periods of crisis it is very important to identify factors that affect the efficiency of foreign economic activity of companies. The purpose of the work is to systematize the modern researches and to improve the classification of factors influencing the foreign economic activity of economic entities to ensure their sustainable development. Results. The article is devoted to the study of the factors influencing the foreign economic activity of enterprise. Based on the systematization of the views of the majority of authors, it was determined that today there is no generally accepted classification of factors affecting foreign economic activity. Most researchers divide impacts on foreign economic activity on the external and internal, the difference is only in the number and types of factors. Due to the critical analysis of the modern researches, the authors identified a number of advantages and disadvantages in the classifications of factors affecting foreign economic activity. According to the results of the study, a classification of factors of influence on foreign economic activity is proposed, which contains 5 criteria: source of origin, management capability, type of foreign economic activity, the specificity of the impact, the nature of the impact on foreign economic activity effectiveness. Conclusion. Other classification criteria such as time lag, degree of predictability, coverage, etc. should also be taken into account by management during the formulating a strategy for the development of foreign economic activity enterprises, but these characteristics do not reveal the specifics of foreign economic activity of economic entities. The proposed classification can be the basis for further research, that identified the types of risks of foreign economic activity. The generalization and systematization of the theoretical foundations on this issue is of practical value and will help to identify the main ways of forming an effective strategy for the development of enterprises in foreign markets.