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This dataset contains de-identified transcripts of interviews conducted in Unalakleet, Alaska in from May to August 2021. It does not contain identifiable information of participants. The dataset contains information on personal housing challenges, community housing concerns, preferences for future housing design and construction and climate change impacts. This dataset provides Alaska Native community perspectives regarding housing challenges and solutions using a community-based participatory research approach.
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Responding to the housing crisis in the Arctic: A transdisciplinary approach across physical, natural, and social systems, Unalakleet-Alaska, Energy Assessments May to August 2021.
This dataset contains de-identified data collected during the energy assessments conducted in Unalakleet, Alaska in from May to August 2021. It does not contain identifiable information of participants. The datasets are divided by type of housing characteristics analyzed. contains information on personal housing challenges, community housing concerns, preferences for future housing design and construction and climate change impacts. This dataset provides Alaska Native community perspectives regarding housing challenges and solutions using a community-based participatory research approach.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1928105
- PAR ID:
- 10477399
- Publisher / Repository:
- NSF Arctic Data Center
- Date Published:
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Climate change adaptation, Alaska Native communities, housing challenges, energy assessments
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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