In earthquake disasters, most of deaths are attributed to collapse of vulnerable buildings, #X?[")R
particularly houses. Governments are forced to invest a huge amount of resources for aid of the )&d=2M;3
evacuees, demolition of debris, construction of temporary houses and permanent houses, due to ,}gJY^X+
collapse of houses. Vulnerable houses with adobe, stone, or brick, which are commonly seen 5~@-LXqL
throughout the developing world, exist in a huge number and are being reproduced. The Kobe a*U[;(
Earthquake in 1995 revealed that the Japanese common wooden houses are also vulnerable against hRu}P"
earthquakes. It is therefore indispensable to make existing houses safer by retrofitting for effective jTIG #J)
earthquake disaster management. However, it is difficult to motivate people for retrofitting as $5)#L$!,]
people tend to choose future uncertain loss rather than the current loss, i.e. investment for W />a 1
retrofitting. This paper discusses how people can be motivated for retrofitting and then proposes NimgU Fa
new directions to be incorporated into earthquake disaster management
