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I. France, In the latter case, akin to an arm's length relationship, local authorities have to hold a majority of shares. The major shareholder in Sequano is the Seine-Saint-Denis district (département) (62%), in which Saint-Ouen is located. As a result, given her elected position at the district assembly, DCs are usually either under the authority of central government (Établissements Publics d'Aménagement) or of local government

, Urban design is understood in this paper as the overall organization of the built environment, such as land-use, public space

, Since then, the local design company and the developer have signed a leasing agreement (Le Parisien 18/06/2013) and the refurbishment has been officially launched