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This dataset contains de-identified survey data from 26 organizations and 36 people involved in housing services and projects in rural Alaska. These organizations included state and federal government organizations (9 organizations), regional housing authorities (4 organizations), and non-governmental organizations (13 organizations). The file contains questions and data on organizations’ ability to enact adaptation of housing, frequency of inter-organizational communication, and organizational attributes. The data was collected from Fall 2020 to Spring 2021. This study aims to understand the role of organizations in housing in rural Alaska. Through surveys with stakeholders from government organizations, non-profits, and professional firms, this study will provide a deeper understanding of housing concerns, collaboration between organizations and participatory practices of organizations with community-level stakeholders. 

This dataset contains de-identified transcripts of semi-structured interviews conducted with 25 stakeholders who make adaptation decisions for government agencies, nonprofits, engineering firms, or academic institutions in rural Alaska. The stakeholders included 14 government organizations, 5 private industry organizations, 2 academic institutions, non-profit organizations and tribal organizations each respectively. The file contains questions aimed at understanding stakeholders’ work in rural Alaska and how their work affects the adaptation of infrastructure including barriers of infrastructure adaption and the dimensions of adaptation barriers. The data was collected from Summer 2019 to Spring 2020. 

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.