A STUDY ON THE FACTOR OF DECISION-MAKING ABOUT HOUSING RECOVERY AND THE LIFE EVALUATION OF THE ELDERLY AFTER THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

−From case studies of residents in temporary housings in Kamaishi City−

Abstract

Nine years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the victims have been recovering their houses. Regarding housing recovery after leaving temporary housing, the mind of housing recovery before recovering is shown in the previous studies. However, the factor of decision-making about housing recovery remains to be unrevealed. In this research, we investigate why and how the victims decide how to recover their houses by interview, focusing on the elderly victims in the temporary housings in Kamaishi City.