GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEWS

FEEDING THE WORLD: A Challenge for the Twenty‐First Century. By Vaclav Smil . IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT: A Reflection on Nepal. By Nanda R. Shrestha . THE LOS ANGELES RIVER: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth. By Blake Gumprecht . THE LOS ANGELES RIVER: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth. By Blake Gumprecht . CAMPANHA GAÚCHA: A Brazilian Ranching System, 1850–1920. THE SANITARY CITY: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present. By Martin V. Melosi . VULCAN'S FURY: Man Against the Volcano. By Alwyn Scarth . THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST: Living with the Shores of Oregon and Washington. By Paul D. Komar .