 The transformation of Montreal’s industrial wastelands into technological districts 
This article examines the processes involved in the transformation of Montreal’s industrial wastelands into technological districts by analyzing how urban planning impacts the economic, social and physical changes of the territory, and questions its capacity to create a new urban identity. By reviewing urban plans and semi-directed interviews it is possible to grasp how these transformation processes evolved over the course of 30 years. Using the technological districts of Cité du Multimédia and Quartier de l’innovation as case studies, this article also shows the scope and limits of urban planning in building a neighbourhood that is a place for both economic and social development.