In earthquake disasters, most of deaths are attributed to collapse of vulnerable buildings, vaf9b}FL
particularly houses. Governments are forced to invest a huge amount of resources for aid of the YT5>pM-%
evacuees, demolition of debris, construction of temporary houses and permanent houses, due to VA%"IAl
collapse of houses. Vulnerable houses with adobe, stone, or brick, which are commonly seen `Of wl%G
throughout the developing world, exist in a huge number and are being reproduced. The Kobe !U#++Zig%
Earthquake in 1995 revealed that the Japanese common wooden houses are also vulnerable against >#:/
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earthquakes. It is therefore indispensable to make existing houses safer by retrofitting for effective x7@WWFF>
earthquake disaster management. However, it is difficult to motivate people for retrofitting as r;XQ i
people tend to choose future uncertain loss rather than the current loss, i.e. investment for r~}}o o4K
retrofitting. This paper discusses how people can be motivated for retrofitting and then proposes NI1HUUZz
new directions to be incorporated into earthquake disaster management
