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particularly houses. Governments are forced to invest a huge amount of resources for aid of the 5_`}$"<~
evacuees, demolition of debris, construction of temporary houses and permanent houses, due to em]K7B=
collapse of houses. Vulnerable houses with adobe, stone, or brick, which are commonly seen K$
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throughout the developing world, exist in a huge number and are being reproduced. The Kobe W"*R#:Q
Earthquake in 1995 revealed that the Japanese common wooden houses are also vulnerable against f8 ja Mn9o
earthquakes. It is therefore indispensable to make existing houses safer by retrofitting for effective {#%xq]r_
earthquake disaster management. However, it is difficult to motivate people for retrofitting as Y; w]u_
people tend to choose future uncertain loss rather than the current loss, i.e. investment for 5;{Bdvcv
retrofitting. This paper discusses how people can be motivated for retrofitting and then proposes nT12[@:Tr
new directions to be incorporated into earthquake disaster management
