Emeritus Professor Olav Slaymaker is a Member of the Order of Canada, and professor emeritus of geography in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. His 20+ co-authored and edited monographs and 160+ refereed papers reflect three different styles of work. First, he has pursued original field research for 40 years on sediment systems in the Canadian Cordillera and the European Alps, strongly supported and enhanced by his stellar doctoral and post-doctoral students and international colleagues. Second, he has produced papers and books summarizing trends in land use and environmental change in mountain regions world-wide. Third, he has edited monographs with invited international contributions on major environmental and geomorphological themes. He is former President of the Canadian Association of Geographers and former President of the International Association of Geomorphologists.
