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Modeling households’ decisions on reconstruction of houses damaged by earthquakes––Japanese case study

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In this study, households’ decisions on reconstruction of damaged houses were modeled, using questionnaire data in Japan. Characteristics of households’ decisions were investigated using parameter estimation results. The effects of subsidizing policy were evaluated as follows. First, subsidy for rebuilding may be effective for the households whose houses were heavily damaged. Second, there is a possibility that subsidy accelerated rebuilding of houses by the households having children. Third, subsidy for rebuilding may not be effective for elderly people’s households and households in depopulated areas.

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  1. Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube, 755-8611, Japan

    H. Sakakibara

  2. Division of Environmental Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan

    H. Murakami

  3. Yamaguchi Prefectural Police, Yamaguchi, Japan

    S. Esaki

  4. Kyushu Two-By-Four, Fukuoka, Japan

    D. Mori

  5. KDI Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

    H. Nakata

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Sakakibara, H., Murakami, H., Esaki, S. et al. Modeling households’ decisions on reconstruction of houses damaged by earthquakes––Japanese case study. Nat Hazards 44, 293–303 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-007-9134-1

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