Current Status and Extensions of Reconstructed Houses after Disasters in Indonesia

Case study in Banda Aceh, Yogyakarta and Padang

Abstract

In Indonesia where earthquake frequently occurs, large scale house reconstruction was necessary after a disaster, and house reconstruction policies were carried out by the method of housing provision and fund supply. This research aims to clarify the actual situation of housing reconstruction, the extension and modification in the earthquake affected areas in the Sumatra earthquake, the Central Java earthquake, and the Padang earthquake. As a result, it revealed that the owners extended and modified their houses based on their needs, financial states and family structure. On the other hand, it was found that there were still challenges such as inflexibility of the donor-given houses in Aceh and unsuitability of the criterion of the financial support in Yogyakarta and Padang.