In earthquake disasters, most of deaths are attributed to collapse of vulnerable buildings, :F_>`{
particularly houses. Governments are forced to invest a huge amount of resources for aid of the rZ&li/Z
evacuees, demolition of debris, construction of temporary houses and permanent houses, due to p fR~?jYzm
collapse of houses. Vulnerable houses with adobe, stone, or brick, which are commonly seen `! xI!Y\
throughout the developing world, exist in a huge number and are being reproduced. The Kobe 6rM{r>
Earthquake in 1995 revealed that the Japanese common wooden houses are also vulnerable against L}7 TM:%
earthquakes. It is therefore indispensable to make existing houses safer by retrofitting for effective 5me#/NqLHY
earthquake disaster management. However, it is difficult to motivate people for retrofitting as w"O{@2B3:H
people tend to choose future uncertain loss rather than the current loss, i.e. investment for F:sUGM,
retrofitting. This paper discusses how people can be motivated for retrofitting and then proposes -jzoGzC3
new directions to be incorporated into earthquake disaster management
