case of Cebu City Philippines Pongase, Donna Belle Calijan creator Vilas Nitivattananon Chairperson Sajor, Edsel E. Examination Committee Clemente, Roberto S. Examination Committee AIT Fellowship Scholarship donor text series technical report th Pathum Thani, Thailand Asian Institute of Technology 2010 continuing eng 84, [53] p. : ill. Command and control measures have been traditionally used by governments in the intervention with resource use and allocation, but have proven to be weak especially in the developing countries. Public participation is essential in making environmental planning and policies effective. Despite the increased public participation among representative democracies in developing countries, failures in the implementation of the already existing laws and programs are still high. Without understanding the reasons behind such failures, governments faced with the same problem will continue to go through the vicious cycle of creating policies but failing to achieve objectives. This study explored the appropriate approach for an implementation study of a national water resource management policy that has evolved due to power shifts in a representative democratic government, in an urban setting. As an example of a rapidly urbanizing city in a developing democratic country going through some environmental issues attributed to failed management, Cebu was chosen as a site for a water resource management policy implementation study. Urban environmental management tools and policy assessment framework were used in the analysis, with a national law on water management as the main policy assessed. Inductive strategy was used as the design of the inquiry, using mixed methods approach in research and data collection. Quantitative and qualitative analysis were used to analyze the data gathered. A combination of urban environmental management and rapid assessment tools were used to arrive at baseline information for analysis. With the use of a multi-dimensional policy assessment framework, the study{u2019}s findings showed that policy implementation is influenced by interrelated variables, and the interaction among the policy actors largely caused the failure of the implementation of the main policy. It also identified some gaps in the traditional public participation practices when it comes to policy reform. From these findings, the study arrives at scientific approaches for water resources policy assessment in a metropolitan area for a developing country with a representative democracy. It further recommends the exploration of the potentials of public participation through decision making tools like Policy Delphi and technologies that could aid public participation through prospective avenues like e-governance. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Urban Environmental Management Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2010 Water resources development Environmental aspects Evaluation Philippines Cebu Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B04219 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B04219 101202 20260817163120.0