CONTENTS 1) ABSTRACT 1 2) AIMS,OBJECTIVES AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 1 a.Aims and objectives b.Research Methodology 3) INTRODUCTION 2 4) BACKGROUND OF THE LAKE REGION 3 a.Powai lake b.Powai as a suburb and the Adishankaracharya road today known as the Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road c.National Lake Conservation Program and Powai lake 5) LANDUSE STUDIES ALONG THE LAKE 7 a.Landuse impacts on the road abutting the lake edge 6) DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 10 a.Public open spaces in Mumbai b.Water fronts and the public space c.Lake Ontario Waterfront d.Waterfront Parks Issues and Challenges e. Marine drive 7). ANALYSIS OF THE LAKE EDGE ABUTTING THE JVLR 15 a.salient findings b.Effect of various activities along the lake front. 8. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMANDATION 20 9. further aplicability 21 10. references21 11.FIGURES, MAPS Table 1 Various Parameters26 Figure 1 Location Map 27 Figure 2 Existing landuse28 Figure 3 Existing landuse29