TY - GEN N1 - 24 cm N2 - Smart cities have spawned a global discourse, which is, however, dominated by notions and theories originating from major metropolis regions in the Global North/West, as well as by quantitative approaches. Drawing on case studies from Hungary, this paper aims to reveal how place-specific factors influence smart-city development and to discover the characteristics of this development in the Hungarian context. For this purpose, qualitative research methods, namely a content analysis of policy documents and semi-structured expert interviews, were used. Based on the results, we distinguished four development paths: representative, stalled, organizational model, and focused smart city. Findings broaden the general understanding of smart-city development, providing policy recommendations for the future adaptation of the concept. L1 - http://rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/232787/PDF/WA51_269432_r2021-t94-no4_G-Polonica-Szalai.pdf M3 - Text J2 - Geographia Polonica Vol. 94 No. 4 (2021) PY - 2021 IS - 4 EP - 502 KW - smart city KW - Hungary KW - case study KW - global-local context KW - medium-szed towns A1 - Szalai, Ádám. Autor A1 - Fabula, Szabolcs. Autor PB - IGiPZ PAN VL - 94 CY - Warszawa SP - 483 T1 - The role of locality and place-specific development paths in creating smart cities: The example of middle-sized Hungarian cities UR - http://rcin.org.pl/igipz/dlibra/publication/edition/232787 ER -