Reader in Physical Geography at the University of Sussex and chaired the Conservation Committee of the Sussex Wildlife Trust.
Publications
Guide to Sussex Excursions, edited by R. B. G. Williams, published 1971 (Institute of British Geographers)
Aspects of the geomorphology of the sandstone cliffs of the central Weald: Report of an excursion to West Hoathly and Groombridge Saturday, 5 October 1974, by D. A. Robinson and R. B. G. Williams, published 1976 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 87 issue 1, article, pp.93-99) View Online
Abstract:Aspects of the geomorphology of the sandstone cliffs of the central Weald: Report of an excursion to West Hoathly and Groombridge Saturday, 5 October 1974
The Landscapes of Sussex, by R. B. G. Williams and D. A. Robinson, published 1 September 1983 in Sussex Environment Landscape and Society (chapter 1, pp.33-49, Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0862990459 & ISBN-13: 9780862990459) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8831] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Sussex Coast, Past and Present, by D. A. Robinson and R. B. G. Williams, published 1 September 1983 in Sussex Environment Landscape and Society (chapter 3, pp.50-66, Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0862990459 & ISBN-13: 9780862990459) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8831] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries Download PDF
The Soils and Vegetation History of Sussex, by D. A. Robinson and R. B. G. Williams, published 1 September 1983 in Sussex Environment Landscape and Society (chapter 6, pp.109-126, Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd., ISBN-10: 0862990459 & ISBN-13: 9780862990459) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8831] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Cliff Erosion in East Sussex, by Jordan Cleeve and Rendell Williams, published 1987 (68 pp., Falmer : Geography Faculty, University of Sussex) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9858] & East Sussex Libraries
A Vision for the South Downs: proposals by the Sussex Wildlife Trust for a new strategy for the..., edited by Rendel Williams, published 1995 accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17831]
Geology, by Rendel Williams, published 1 January 1999 in An Historical Atlas of Sussex (pp.2-3, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][LIB/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Natural Regions, by Rendel Williams, published 1 January 1999 in An Historical Atlas of Sussex (pp.6-7, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][LIB/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Natural History of the South Downs National Park, by Robin Crane and Rendel Williams, published June 2013 (130 pp., Sussex Archæological Society, ISBN-10: 0904973239 & ISBN-13: 9780904973235) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:The book explores the animals, plants and habitat of the South Downs with more than 150 stunning photographs. It was written with the object of enriching people's knowledge of the wildlife and countryside of the Park, not simply by highlighting some special plants and animals, but by giving readers a greater understanding of the evolution of the wild places, the history of nature conservation and the management of habitats and species.