extended abstract 1. introduction neo-tectonics is the study of horizontal and vertical motions of earth’s crust originating from the late periods of neogen and quaternary. many researchers have defined tectotecnic as “the beginning of earth’s crust motions after the earliest orogenic phase” (stipancikova et al., 2008, p. 68). since there is no possibility of having access to the old seismic re...

during the islamic period of iran except for public complexes including buildings as bazaar, reservoir, caravansary, etc. there were burial complexes that occupy a special place in the architecture of the epoch. these complexes were first built as the burial ground of a famous political or religious figure and along the time other buildings such as mosque, madreseh (school), monastery, caravans...

introduction nowadays because of various economic problems in rural areas it is necessary to pay attention to new economic activities such as tourism, in order to overcome economic challenges as well as achieving sustainable development goals. estimating tourist's willingness to pay and analyzing the affecting factors on it, along with the economical and social demands of people could dema...

Although coercion by cyberpower alone may be limited today, if appropriate steps are taken, by the year 2035 cyberpower will be a useful coercive instrument of power. This essay explores the reasons why cyberpower is not coercive today, and ways it may become more coercive in the future. The cyber attacks employed against Estonia and Iran provide evidence cyberpower is currently not coercive, a...

This paper outlines a novel approach towards industrial control system (ICS) security that is focused on effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability. Based on proven concepts from quality management, it is pointed out that risk management decision making is often mislead by insufficient cyber system understanding and lack of cyber governance, resulting in ineffective mitigation strategies. T...