Abstract
Recent damaging earthquakes have clearly revealed that retrofitting low earthquake-resistant structures is the key issue for earthquake disaster reduction. However, homeowners have various reasons why they do not decide to retrofit their houses. In order to propose more effective retrofitting promotion system based on residents' needs, a questionnaire survey was conducted for homeowners in the Kanto region with respect to their disaster awareness and factors that affect decision-making of retrofitting. Based on a result, some suggestions are presented to improve the current situation surrounding homeowners.
