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[68] Characteristics and Challenges of Housing Recovery Process of victims in Mashiki Town in the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake after Residence in Government-Leased Private Rental Interim Housing

Comparison analysis with Government-constructed Temporary Housing and the Great East Japan Earthquake

○Kohei Ueyama¹, Tamiyo Kondo², Hajime Watanabe³, Takuya Maruyama⁴, Fumitake Meno⁵ (1. Panasonic Homes Co., Ltd., 2. Kobe University, 3. Kumamoto University, 4. Kumamoto University , 5. Building Research Institute)

Keywords:Rental Interim Housing, Temporary Housing, 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, Housing Recovery

Previous studies have documented the negative impacts of government-leased private rental interim housing (GLPRIH) following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that accompanied long-range migration in the widespread affected region. This paper explores the characteristics and challenges of the housing recovery process after residence in GLPRIH in Mashiki-town after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. We conducted a questionnaire survey of households who moved into GLPRIH in Mashiki, and compared it with secondary data: surveys of government-constructed temporary housing in Mashiki and GLPRIH in Iwate Prefecture after the 2011 disaster to highlight the characteristics of GLPRIH in Mashiki. Our results reveal most people returned to their original place of residence as contrasted with single elderly and young households in Mashiki. The results imply post-disaster temporary residence within living area would not necessarily lead to migration of local residents, however, local authorities must support elderly households' connection with local residents and prevent their social isolation.