The Role of Digital Management and Smart Technologies for Sports Education in a Dynamic Environment: Employment, Green Growth, and Tourism

ABSTRACT

Digitalization management, sports education, tourism and smart urban technologies are crucial for urban energy systems and environmental sustainability. Environmental sustainability is a critical global challenge, and countries emphasize combating the rising environmental issues. Undoubtedly, the globe has proposed several initiatives to address rising ecological matters, but the problem remains intact. This study shows a new pattern, including problems and vital solutions with fresh insights. Despite countries launching initiatives to combat environmental degradation (ED), ecological concerns continue to persist. Empirical research has considered income, urbanization, digitization, sports employment, tourism, and green energy as core sustainability determinants in selected European economies (2010–2021). Applying a series of estimators, we determined that income, urbanization, sports, and tourism are the leading causes of ED, while digitization and green energy contribute significantly to sustainable development. Additionally, digitization plays a significant mediating role in sustaining urban energy systems. The study offers helpful implications for achieving desired sustainability levels.

KEYWORDS:

• digital technology
• digital management
• tourism
• sports education
• green energy

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Xianwang Tan

Xianwang Tan is an associate professor affiliated with the School of Physical Education and Music, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, China.

Jaffar Abbas

Jaffar Abbas is a researcher at the School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.

Khalid Al-Sulaiti

Khalid Al-Sulaiti is a professor of Marketing, Al Rayyan International University College in partnership with University of Derby UK- Doha, Qatar.

Ladislav Pilař

Ladislav Pilař is an associate professor in the Department of Management and Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic.

Syed Ale Raza Shah

Syed Ale Raza Shah is a doctoral student at the School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xian, China.