Oil and Gas Fiscal Innovation and Smart Urban Growth in the Niger Delta: Incentivizing Automation, Robotics, and IOT for Sustainable Infrastructure Finance

Almeida, P., & Santos, J. (2022). Fiscal incentives and technological innovation in energy systems. Energy Policy, 162, 112038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112038 Amoako, C., & Frimpong, B. (2020). Smart urbanism in developing economies: Opportunities and challenges for sustainable cities. Cities, 104, 102780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102780 Auty, R. M. (1993). Sustaining development in mineral economies: The resource curse thesis. Routledge. Baunsgaard, T. (2001). A primer on mineral taxation (IMF Working Paper No. 01/139). International Monetary Fund. https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451855276.001 Calder, J. (2014). Administering fiscal regimes for extractive industries: A handbook. International Monetary Fund. Corden, W. M., & Neary, J. P. (1982). Booming sector and de-industrialisation in a small open economy. The Economic Journal, 92(368), 825–848. https://doi.org/10.2307/2232670 Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed.). Sage Publications. Ezirim, G. E., & Ogbuigwe, A. (2022). Fiscal federalism and petroleum governance in Nigeria: Implications for sustainable development. Journal of Energy Studies, 14(3), 43–61. Iledare, W. O. (2020). Reassessing Nigeria’s petroleum fiscal systems for competitiveness and sustainability. Energy Forum Quarterly, 4(2), 21–33. Kellermann, P. (2021). The technological gap in African energy governance: A systems approach. Energy Reports, 7, 5521–5533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.037 Larsen, E. R. (2006). Escaping the resource curse and the Dutch Disease? When and why Norway caught up with and forged ahead of its neighbors. Energy Policy, 34(17), 2210–2220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2005.02.008 Mahmud, M., Idris, S., & Ogunleye, F. (2023). Smart cities, fiscal innovation, and governance in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Urban Technology, 30(2), 115–133. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2022.2058965 Mehlum, H., Moene, K., & Torvik, R. (2006). Institutions and the resource curse. The Economic Journal, 116(508), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2006.01045.x Obi, C. (2020). Resource governance and the paradox of underdevelopment in the Niger Delta. African Affairs, 119(475), 433–454. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adaa017 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . (2021). Taxation, innovation, and the future of urban development. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264793105-en PricewaterhouseCoopers . (2023). Nigeria oil and gas industry outlook: Technology and transparency report. PwC Nigeria. https://www.pwc.com/ng Sala-i-Martin, X., & Subramanian, A. (2013). Addressing the natural resource curse: An illustration from Nigeria. IMF Economic Review, 61(1), 45–77. https://doi.org/10.1057/imfer.2013.1 Venables, A. J. (2016). Using natural resources for development: Why has it proven so difficult? Journal of Economic Perspectives, 30(1), 161–184. https://doi.org/10.1257/jep.30.1.161 Villena, M. G., & Torres, R. (2018). Fiscal management of copper rents in Chile: Lessons for resource-rich economies. Resources Policy, 59, 195–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.06.004 Watts, M. (2018). The curse of the black gold: 50 years of oil in the Niger Delta. PowerHouse Books. Zhan, J., & Chen, J. (2022). Fiscal decentralization, innovation, and urban performance: Evidence from developing economies. Habitat International, 120, 102498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102498