In earthquake disasters, most of deaths are attributed to collapse of vulnerable buildings, g" DG]/ev
particularly houses. Governments are forced to invest a huge amount of resources for aid of the *boR`[Ond
evacuees, demolition of debris, construction of temporary houses and permanent houses, due to /QWvW=F2<
collapse of houses. Vulnerable houses with adobe, stone, or brick, which are commonly seen @7] yl&LZ
throughout the developing world, exist in a huge number and are being reproduced. The Kobe Qf+\;@
Earthquake in 1995 revealed that the Japanese common wooden houses are also vulnerable against o y=js -
earthquakes. It is therefore indispensable to make existing houses safer by retrofitting for effective y/cvQY0 pU
earthquake disaster management. However, it is difficult to motivate people for retrofitting as w^|*m/h|@u
people tend to choose future uncertain loss rather than the current loss, i.e. investment for - t'jNR'
retrofitting. This paper discusses how people can be motivated for retrofitting and then proposes VcO0sa f`
new directions to be incorporated into earthquake disaster management
