Towards a multiscalar perspective on the prospects of ‘the actually existing smart village’ – a view from Hungary

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ID21882901
AuthorsÁdám Szalai (0000-0002-8786-0470, University of Szeged), Krisztina Varró (0000-0002-8735-2548, Utrecht University), Szabolcs Fabula (0000-0001-7152-8409, University of Szeged)
Year2021
Volume70
Issue2
Pages97-112
Publication date2021-06-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHungarian Geographical Bulletin (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2064-5031 • E-ISSN: 2064-5147
PublisherResearch Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15201/hungeobull.70.2.1
OpenAlexW3177452498
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited42

This paper aims at expanding the scope of the dominantly pragmatic, local scale-oriented smart village scholarship towards a perspective that recognizes that smart village development is a multiscalar political process. To show the necessity of this move, the shaping of smart village policies and practices in Hungary is examined through a qualitative lens. As the authors argue, path-dependent structural obstacles and interscalar relations undermine the prospects of smart village building in the sense of bottom-up integrated rural development, and there is a risk of a bias towards technological innovation. This exploratory article, using Hungary as a case study, argues that smart village scholarship should draw on the results of critical smart city scholarship to acquire in-depth understanding of current debates regarding potential smart village developments

Computer security · Economic geography · Geography · Political science · Regional science · Scholarship · Smart city · Sociology · Computer Science · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Law · Regional Development and Policy · Smart Cities and Technologies

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