Polycentricity is a fundamental concept in the work of V.

Ostrom, Tiebout, &

Warren, 1961. The term connotes a complex form of governance with multiple centers
ofdecision making, each of which operates with some degree of autonomy.This
multilevel configuration means that governancearrangements exhibiting polycentric
characteristics may be capable of striking a balance between centralized and fully
decentralized or community-based governance. Polycentric governance systems have
been explored in a number of interdisciplinary contexts, most notably in studies of
public administration and in commons scholarship concerning the governance of
natural resources and ecological interventions.

The premise of the theory in the research topic is how polycentric governance
system, could manage the on going waste management crisis in riverside communities
in Candelaria, Quezon. This theory would serve as a paradigm to following governing
strategies in abolishing or restricting the corporate waste negligence.

Given the widespread prevalence of polycentricity across the world, scholarly work
that increases popular knowledge of the idea and assists practitioners in enabling
and leveraging the potential benefits of a polycentric governance system should be
a top priority.

Better understandment to the living situations in riverside communities.

Evaluating corporate waste management in nearby riverside factories in Candelaria,

Quezon.

Implementing a Centralized wastewater treatment in affected riverside communities.

Probing the implementation of RA 9725 in regulating and effluent standards and

executing water quality surveillance to the following riverside communities.