Abstract
The March 2011 earthquake caused severe damage. Currently, systems to accept disaster victims who cannot return to their previous residences are being established in the Kansai region. This study aims to ascertain the situation concerning housing support for evacuation to far-off areas in Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe, and then to obtain knowledge about regular housing-provision structures that can provide housing support in emergencies. The results are as follows:-Public rental housing that made use of private rented housing and evacuation from disaster-affected prefectures played a vital role in providing emergency housing. -The municipalities that experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake responded quickly to accept evacuees. These municipalities investigated support systems that focused on problems that would arise when evacuees have to move out. Each of the municipalities used effectively their regular housing-provision systems and existing housing stock. -The survey revealed households in which women in the child-rearing generation evacuated from Fukushima with their young children, leaving their families in the disaster-affected area. These evacuees felt insecure with regard to their current living conditions, such as the strain of leading a double life due to the division of households and the change in the child-rearing environment.
