Disaster public housing 1/3 become vacant house Niigata Nagaoka Yamakoshi district Oct. 25 6:50
In the Yamakoshi area of Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, which suffered great damage from the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake 15 years ago, we found that one-third of the disaster public housing that was prepared was vacant. Experts say that in order to maintain the community, new ways to use disaster public housing, not limited to housing, should be considered.
In the Yamakoshi area of Nagaoka City, where all residents were forced to evacuate after the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake 15 years ago when 68 people were killed, a log house-type disaster publicity was created to blend into the local landscape and live beyond generations. 35 houses have been improved.
According to Nagaoka City, there were residents in all disaster public housings at first, but now there are 12 thirds of vacant houses.
Nagaoka City cites reasons such as the fact that residents are aging, moving to facilities and dying, and new residents are difficult to find due to poor transportation. .
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, approximately 57,000 disaster public housings have been developed throughout the country. It is currently not fully utilized as a temporary accommodation facility.
Masahiro Sawada, an associate professor at Hyogo Prefectural University, who is familiar with disaster public housing, said, “There are an increasing number of people visiting disaster-stricken areas triggered by disasters that occur in various places. From the perspective of watching over, we should consider new ways of using that are not limited to housing. "