Steve, as he was known to everyone, was Director of Studies in Geography at Robinson College, University of Cambridge, from 1996 until his retirement in 2014, when he became a Fellow Emeritus.
Career
He graduated in Geography with Geology and Sociology from the University of Bristol in 1968 and completed his PhD on the geomorphology of Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean in 1972.
He was the first resident Geography Director of Studies at Robinson College and built up Geography to become one of the well-established subjects in the College.
Publications
He recently completed a book for Cambridge University Press, Why Conserve Nature? Perspectives on Meanings and Motivations, which was published in February 2022, shortly after his passing.
A tribute has been published in the Guardian:
Read an expanded tribute via The Guardian online