Understanding apartment resident perceptions of coastal landscapes and adaptation options around the Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, 2023.

These data were collected through an online survey hosted on Qualtrics software. The survey was designed to understand perceptions and use of coastal landscapes, specifically dykes, dykelands, and tidal wetlands, along with perceptions of coastal adaptation options, among residents of the Minas Basin region of Nova Scotia, around the Bay of Fundy. Recruitment was conducted in November/December 2023 through a single Canada Post admail mailout of all apartment residents in Kings, Hants, Cumberland and Colchester counties (approximately n=9057) with a response rate of 1.9% (n=168), recognizing that undeliverables could not be tracked. Participants were rewarded with the option to enter to win a Tim Horton's or Irving gift card. Permission to make data public was a condition of participation, and all 'free text' questions have been removed to avoid the possibility of identification.

本数据集通过搭载于Qualtrics软件的在线调查采集所得。本次调查旨在了解加拿大新斯科舍省（Nova Scotia）芬迪湾（Bay of Fundy）周边米纳斯盆地（Minas Basin）地区居民对海岸景观的认知与使用情况，具体涵盖海堤（dykes）、堤后圩田（dykelands）及潮间带湿地（tidal wetlands），同时调研居民对海岸适应方案的看法。调查招募于2023年11月至12月开展，通过加拿大邮政（Canada Post）向金斯县、汉茨县、坎伯兰县及科尔切斯特县的全体公寓居民单次投放广告直邮，覆盖地址约9057个，最终回收有效问卷168份，响应率为1.9%；需说明的是，本次招募未追踪无法投递的邮件。参与调查的居民可获得抽奖资格，奖品为蒂姆霍顿斯（Tim Horton's）或欧文（Irving）礼品卡。参与调查的前提为同意将数据公开，且所有自由文本（free text）题目均已移除，以避免受访者身份被识别。