Disruption to routines is an increasingly common part of everyday life. With the roots some disruptions in interconnectedness world and environmental socio-political instability, there good reason believe that conditions cause widespread disruption will persist. Individuals, communities, systems are thus challenged engage resilience practices deal with both acute chronic disruption. Our interes...

Confined aquifers are formations surrounded by impermeable layers called cap rocks and bed rocks. These aquifers are suitable for the seasonal storage of thermal energy. A confined aquifer was designed to meet the cooling and heating energy needs of a residential building complex located in Tehran, Iran. The annual cooling and heating energy needs of the buildings were estimated to be 8.7...