In earthquake disasters, most of deaths are attributed to collapse of vulnerable buildings, 1z6aMd6.
particularly houses. Governments are forced to invest a huge amount of resources for aid of the p< r<Y %
evacuees, demolition of debris, construction of temporary houses and permanent houses, due to r V%6 8x9
collapse of houses. Vulnerable houses with adobe, stone, or brick, which are commonly seen dRron_'
throughout the developing world, exist in a huge number and are being reproduced. The Kobe _R ii19k
Earthquake in 1995 revealed that the Japanese common wooden houses are also vulnerable against J j
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earthquakes. It is therefore indispensable to make existing houses safer by retrofitting for effective @ ar%` +_
earthquake disaster management. However, it is difficult to motivate people for retrofitting as hUl Rtt
people tend to choose future uncertain loss rather than the current loss, i.e. investment for \
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retrofitting. This paper discusses how people can be motivated for retrofitting and then proposes CXrOb+
new directions to be incorporated into earthquake disaster management
