Niemeyer, SimonHobson, KerstyPetts, Judith2015-12-130272-4332http://hdl.handle.net/1885/83790Assessing the social risks associated with climate change requires an understanding of how humans will respond because it affects how well societies will adapt. In the case of rapid or dangerous climate change, of particular interest is the potential forKeywords: Climate change; Climatology; Cooling systems; Sensory perception; Social aspects; Threshold elements; Perceptions; Rapid; Social response; Subjectivity; Risks; climate change; public attitude; risk perception; adaptation; analytic method; behavior; climat Climate change; Perceptions; Rapid; Social response; Subjectivity; ThresholdsRapid Climate Change and Society: Assessing Responses and Thresholds200510.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00691.x2015-12-12