Managing transboundary resources: Lessons from Ambos Nogales

Ingram, H., L. Milich, and R.G. Varady. 1994. Managing transboundary resources: Lessons from Ambos Nogales, Environment 36(4):6-9, 28-38.

Assesses the record of water-management problems and solutions in the twin communities of Ambos Nogales of Arizona and Sonora, and the unique challenges and opportunities presented by its border-specific dynamics in the areas of economic opportunity, the separation of problems and solutions, perceived inequalities, local interest in policy, and grassroots problem solving; provides detailed recommendations for bridging borders through new institutional arrangements.