In earthquake disasters, most of deaths are attributed to collapse of vulnerable buildings, HMq}){=S
particularly houses. Governments are forced to invest a huge amount of resources for aid of the ;8]HCC@:
evacuees, demolition of debris, construction of temporary houses and permanent houses, due to 2/?Zp=|j\
collapse of houses. Vulnerable houses with adobe, stone, or brick, which are commonly seen Ng #psN
throughout the developing world, exist in a huge number and are being reproduced. The Kobe !<w6j-S
Earthquake in 1995 revealed that the Japanese common wooden houses are also vulnerable against Ic/hVKY G5
earthquakes. It is therefore indispensable to make existing houses safer by retrofitting for effective Cd%5XD^
earthquake disaster management. However, it is difficult to motivate people for retrofitting as F-;J N
people tend to choose future uncertain loss rather than the current loss, i.e. investment for ?@"@9na
retrofitting. This paper discusses how people can be motivated for retrofitting and then proposes 6N@=*0kh-
new directions to be incorporated into earthquake disaster management
