In earthquake disasters, most of deaths are attributed to collapse of vulnerable buildings, j4Cad
particularly houses. Governments are forced to invest a huge amount of resources for aid of the Z %MP:@z
evacuees, demolition of debris, construction of temporary houses and permanent houses, due to y_8 8I:O
collapse of houses. Vulnerable houses with adobe, stone, or brick, which are commonly seen 6 9,;=
throughout the developing world, exist in a huge number and are being reproduced. The Kobe qGgT<Rd~1
Earthquake in 1995 revealed that the Japanese common wooden houses are also vulnerable against VHB5
earthquakes. It is therefore indispensable to make existing houses safer by retrofitting for effective O- &>D c
earthquake disaster management. However, it is difficult to motivate people for retrofitting as SVaC)O(
people tend to choose future uncertain loss rather than the current loss, i.e. investment for >9|/sH@W
retrofitting. This paper discusses how people can be motivated for retrofitting and then proposes c0jC84*v
new directions to be incorporated into earthquake disaster management
