Batam's destiny has been shaped by its strategic location. Whose hinterland is it? This book takes a bold look at how political influences, both internal and external, have affected Batam's development. It challenges the view that economic development can be kept separate from the national political and bureaucratic forces that underpin its institutional basis.

"The data economy" is a term used by many, but properly understood by few. Even more so the concept of "big data". Both terms embody the notion of a digital world in which many transactions and data flows animate a virtual space. This is the unseen world in which technology has become the master, with the hand of the human less visible. In fact, however, it is human interaction in and around technology that makes data so pervasive and important – the ability of the human mind to extract, m...

Goats are the predominant domestic livestock, and certainly the predominant small ruminant, in most of Asia, Africa and the warmer parts of Europe. Important for meat, milk, fibre and leather production, their widescale production and husbandry allows many opportunities for the spread of disease between livestock and their keepers. Taking a One Health approach to the issue, this book provides clear, accurate and comprehensive coverage of the zoonotic diseases of goats. Including informatio...

This book summarizes contemporary research on land degradation, desertification, and how such issues relate to socioeconomic growth in developing countries. With a focus on local and regional levels, the book offers an in-depth analysis of aeolian action as a physical process, causes of land degradation, and desertification. The causes and effects of land degradation were investigated by utilizing multiscale and multidisciplinary methodologies, merging spatial socioeconomic data with remot...

This book goes deeply into the world of algorithms and computational theory and its astounding influence on numerous engineering areas. The book's carefully chosen content highlights the most recent studies, approaches, and real-world applications that are revolutionising engineering.The book is structured into distinct sections, each of which examines an important topic in computational theory and algorithms. The authors propose cutting-edge optimisation methods that revolutionise...