The global shift toward sustainable transportation has gained increasing interest, promoting the use of electric vehicles (EVs) as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional vehicles as a result of a complex interaction between economic incentives, social dynamics, and environmental imperatives. This study is based on the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) to understand the key factors influencing consumers’ intentions in the Sultanate of Oman toward adopting electric vehicles. It is based on a mixed methodology combining quantitative data from a questionnaire of 448 participants, analyzed using ordinal logistic regression, with qualitative thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with 18 EV owners. Its results reveal that performance expectations, trust in EV technology, and social influence are the strongest predictors of EV adoption intentions in Oman. These findings suggest that some issues related to charging infrastructure, access to maintenance services, and cost-benefit ratio are key considerations that influence consumers’ intention to accept and use EVs. Conversely, recreational motivation is not a statistically significant factor, which suggests that consumers focus on practical and economic motivations when deciding to adopt EVs rather than on their enjoyment of driving the vehicle. The findings of this study provide valuable insights for decision-makers and practitioners to understand public perceptions of electric vehicles, enabling them to design effective strategies to promote the adoption of these vehicles in the emerging sustainable transportation market of the future.

This chapter sheds light on the negative effects of environmental and climate phenomena on the planet and its inhabitants. It also shows the importance of enhancing environmental awareness among residents by highlighting the role of green social work (GSW) in raising this awareness among residents of all social segments to reduce catastrophic climate phenomena and ensure environmental sustainability. The chapter discusses some pivotal concepts, including GSW, environmental awareness, global warming, sustainable development, and environmental sustainability, in addition to local and international efforts to preserve the environment. It also seeks to highlight the role of GSW in developing environmental awareness and maintaining environmental sustainability. This chapter follows the qualitative approach, which is applied through the content analysis method of some field studies, reports, and theoretical literature interested in studying GSW, as well as the relationship between humans and the environment, environmental and climate phenomena, and problems, and their catastrophic effects on the Earth and its inhabitants. It also reviews the role of professional practices in GSW in developing environmental awareness and achieving sustainable environmental goals. It concludes by presenting general outlines of the content of a teaching curriculum for GSW to achieve sustainable development and environmental sustainability.

This study aims to identify the essential and necessary conditions for achieving social security, and to explore how the Omani experience has achieved comprehensive development by ensuring the social stability and social security for its citizens. The main issue of the study revolves around how the Omani experience of comprehensive community development can be changed through the social security system, focusing on the development, stability, and empowerment of the Omani citizen, and their subsequent contribution to building their society and nation. The study concluded that the most important conditions identified by Omani citizens for achieving social security are education and healthcare. It also found that the level of satisfaction with the quality of public services is high, and that Omani citizens generally feel socially secure. So, The importance of this research paper lies in its focus on one of the Arab development experiences, namely the Omani experience, which has emphasized the process of social security by highlighting its foundations, the outcomes it has achieved, and its future implications. This is particularly evident through the affirmation that investing in people is the fundamental pathway to achieve national renaissance.

This study focuses on understanding the nature and reality of voluntary activities conducted by rural Omani women in the past, specifically before 1970, an era known in Omani society as the pre-Renaissance era. The study aimed to gather intangible heritage related to the types of voluntary participation of rural women in Omani society during that time. This research belongs to the descriptive-analytical type, aiming to describe a historical phenomenon, namely the voluntary activities of rural women in the past. To achieve this objective, a combination of descriptive and historical methods was employed, allowing for a precise description of these voluntary activities. The study utilized a specially prepared in-depth interview guide, and based on the nature of the field data, content analysis was used to derive the findings. This approach enabled an understanding of voluntary experiences from the participants' perspectives, facilitating the documentation of these experiences within their historical, social, and economic context.The study included a sample of 20 elderly rural women over 60 years old at the time of data collection in February 2018. The community attachment model was used to analyze the data, considering it an indicator of the extent to which residents of a particular area share cognitive or emotional bonds with their locale. Communities, even those that lack a developed social life, may exhibit high levels of attachment, which applies to the social dynamics in Omani society before 1970. The results reveal that voluntary work was an integral part of the daily life of rural women, that was increasing in both quantity and quality during social and religious occasions. These voluntary initiatives were both individual and group efforts, taking into account the absence of institutionalized voluntary work at that time. Additionally, the social, cultural, and economic nature of rural life played a significant role in creating specific types of voluntary activities for women in addition to the characteristics of those communities. Ultimately, the findings demonstrate that rural women played a central role in fulfilling many of the economic, social, and moral needs of their communities.