David Varady

David P Varady , PhD

Professor Emeritus

Professional Summary

David Varady, FAICP, is a Professor in the School of Planning and teaches courses in Housing Systems, Planning Theories, Theories of Urban Spatial Structure, Social Justice and the City and Capstone Project (Urban Studies), . He is author of six books, nine book chapters and over 60 journal articles and 60 book reviews on neighborhood development, segregation, and low-income housing policies. Professor Varady has held Visiting Scholar positions at TU-Delft (Netherlands), City of Helsinki, Rutgers University, University of Glasgow, the National Association of Realtors, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Since 2005, Varady has been Book Review Editor for the Journal of Urban Affairs. In 2008, Varady received UC's prestigious Revischl Award for Scholarly and Creative Work. Currently Professor Varady is co-editing The Routledge Handbook of Housing Policy and Planning.

Education

PhD: University of Pennsylvania (City and Regional Planning)

M.C.P.: University of Pennsylvania (City and Regional Planning)

B.A.: Brooklyn College (Urban Studies, Political Science)

Research and Practice Interests

Public Housing Polices and Programs Housing and Related Programs to Attract and Hold Middle-class Families in Cities, U.S.-U.K. Comparative Housing Policies, Neighborhood Upgrading and Gentrification, Neighborhood Racial Change and Ethnic Settlement Patterns

Positions and Work Experience

09-1971 -07-2016 Professor, School of Planning, University of Cincinnati,

06-2010 -07-2016 Visiting Scholar, OTB-TU Delft, Delft University of Technology, Delft

Research Support

Grant: #CDWS-OH-04-120 Investigators:Varady, David 08-31-2004 -08-31-2006 Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Work Study Program Role:PI $90,000.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #CDWS-OH-02-039-01 Investigators:Varady, David 05-02-2002 -07-31-2004 Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Work Study Program Role:PI $89,344.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #CDWS-OH-00-009-1 Investigators:Varady, David 09-01-2000 -08-31-2002 Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Work Study Program Role:PI $78,742.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #CDWS-OH-01-009-001 Investigators:Varady, David 03-21-2001 -07-31-2003 Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Work Study Program Role:PI $89,499.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #CDWS-OH-98-039 Investigators:Varady, David 09-01-1998 -06-30-2000 Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Work Study Program Role:PI $70,740.00 Closed Level:Federal

Grant: #CDWS-OH-99-027 Investigators:Varady, David 09-01-1999 -08-31-2001 Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Work Study Program Role:PI $97,760.00 Closed Level:Federal

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Varady, David; Jaroscak, Joseph; Kleinhans, Reinout (2016. ) Urban Research and Practice, , More Information

Varady, David (2015. ) Designating great neighborhoods will never be easy: A response to "What is a great neighborhood? An analysis of APA's top rated places by Emily Talen.Journal of the American Planning Association, , 81 (4 ) ,312 More Information

Varady, David; Kleinhans, Reinout; Van Ham, Maarten (2015. ) The potential of community entrepreneurship for neighbourhood revitalization in the United Kingdom and the United States .Journal of Enterprising Communities, , 9 (3 ) ,253

Varady, David P.; Wanng, Xinhao; Murphy, Dugan; Stahlke, Andrew (2013. ) How housing professionals perceive effects of the HCVP in suburbia .Cityscape, , 15 (3 ) ,105

Varady, David (2013. ) Housing policies for ethnic minorities in developed countries: An Editorial Introduction .Geography Research Forum, , 33 ,1

Varady, David; Kleinhans, Reinout (2013. ) Relocation counseling as a tool to prevent negative spillover effects? Learning from Gautreaux and other mobility programs. Housing Studies, , 28 (2 ) ,163

Varady, David; Kleinhans, Reinout (2013. ) Moving Out and Going Down? A Review of Recent Evidence on Negative Spillover Effects of Housing Restructuring Programs in the the United States and the Netherlands. .International Journal of Housing Policy, , 11 (2 ) ,155

Varady, David; Dekker, Karien (2011. ) A Comparison of Dutch and US public housing revitalization policies: The similarity grows? .Urban Research and Practice, , 4 (2 ) ,123

Varady, David; Wang, Xinhao; Wang, Yumei; Duhaney, Patrick The Geographic Concentration of Housing Vouchers, Blacks, and Poverty over Time: A Study of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA .Urban Research and Practice, , 3 (1 ) ,31

Varady, David (2010. ) What should housing vouchers do? .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment , , 25 ,391

Other Publications

Varady, David P. (2016. ) Review of "The Re-emergence of Co-housing in Europe" by Lidewij Tummers .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment,

Varady, David P. (2016. ) Review of "Integrating the Inner City: : The Promise and Perils of Mixed-Income Public Housing Transformation" by Robert J. Chaskin and Mark L. Joseph .Journal of the American Planning Association,

Varady, David P. (2015. ) Review of "Public Housing Myths: perception, reality and social policy," Edited by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Fritz Umbach and Lawrence J. Vale .Journal of the American Planning Association,

Varady, David P. (2015. ) Review of "The Housing and Economic Experiences of Immigrants in US and Canadian Cities, Edited by Carlos Teixeira and Wei Li" .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment,

Varady, David Review of "The Federal Government and Urban Housing" by R. Allen; "Little White Houses: How the Post war Home Constructed Race in America," by Dianne Harris; "The Culture of Property: Race, Class, and Housing Landscapes in Atlanta, 1880-1950," by LeeAnn Lands; "Two Centuries of Residential Development and Planning in the National Capitol Planning Area," Edited by Richard Longstreth, and "Racial Democracy and the Black Metropolis: Housing Policy in Postwar Chicago," by Preston H. Smith II .Journal of Urban History,

Varady, David P. (2016. ) Review of "Purging the poorest: public housing and design politics of twice-cleared communities" by Lawrence J. Vale .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 30 ,531

Varady, David P. (2014. ) Review of "Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities," by Carl H. Nightingale .Journal of Planning Education and Research, 34 (2 ) ,249

Varady, David P. (2014. ) Review of "Making New York Dominican: Small Business, Politics and Everyday Life," by Christian Krohn-Hansen .Urban Studies, 51 (1 ) ,

Varady, David P. (2014. ) Review of "Neighbourhood Effects Research: New Perspectives," by Maarten van Ham, David Manley, Nick Bailey, Ludi Simpson, Duncan Maclennan (Eds.), .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment,

Varady, David (2013. ) Review of "Staging the New Berlin," by Claire Colomb .Urban Studies, 50 ,228

Varady, David P.; Bryan, Ashley Rose (2012. ) Review of "Regaining the Dream: How to Renew the Promise of Homeownership for America’s Working Families," by Roberto G. Quercia, Allison Freeman, and Janneke Ratcliffe .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 27 (3 ) ,401

Varady, David P. (2012. ) Review of "The Community Land Trust Reader."John Emmeus Davis (editor), .Journal of the American Planning Association, 78 (2 ) , -216

Varady, David P. (2012. ) Review of "Second Cities: Globalization and Local Politics in Manchester and Philadelphia," by Jerome I Hodos .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 27 ,261

Varady, David P. (2011. ) Review of "Getting Ahead: Social Mobility, Public Housing, and Immigrant Networks," by Silvia Dominguez .Teachers College Record (Columbia University),

Varady, David P. (2011. ) Review of "The Integration Debate: Competing Futures for American Cities," by Chester Hartman and Gregory D. Squires (eds). .Housing Studies, 27 (2 ) ,291

Varady, David P. (2012. ) Review of "Brown in Baltimore: School Desegregation and the Limits of Liberalism," by Howell S. Baum. .Journal of Planning Literature, 26 (4 ) ,432

Varady, David P. (2011. ) Review of "Moving to Opportunity: The Story of an American Experiment to fight Ghetto Poverty," by Xavier de Souza Briggs, Susan J. Popkin, and John Goering .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 26 ,233

Varady, David P. (2010. ) Review of "City in Sight; Dutch Dealings with Urban Change," by. Jan Willem Duyvendak, Frank Heendriks, and Mies van Niekerk (eds.) .Journal of the American Planning Association, 76 (4 ) ,523

Varady, David P. (2010. ) Review of "Blueprint for Disaster: The Unraveling of Chicago Public Housing," by .. D. Bradford Hunt .Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 25 (4 ) ,375

Varady, David P. (2011. ) Review of "Searching for the Just City: Debates in Urban Theory and Practice," Peter Marcuse, James Connolly, Johannes Novy, Ingrid Olivo, Cuz Potter, and Justin Steil (eds.) .Journal of Regional Science, 51 (1 ) ,208

Varady, David P. (2010. ) Review of "Foreclosed, High-Risk Lending, Deregulation and the Undermining of America’s Mortgage Market," by. Dan Immergluck .Journal of Planning Education and Research, 29 (4 ) , -298

Varady, David P. (2010. ) Review of "From Despair to Hope: HOPE VI and the New Promise of Public Housing in American Cities. Henry Cisneros and Lois Engdahl (eds) .Housing Studies, 25 (1 ) ,119

Published Books

Varady, David P. (2007. ) Neighborhood Choices: Section 8 Housing Vouchers and Residential Mobility .New Brunswick, NJ , Center for Urban Policy Research

Varady, David P. (2005. ) Desegregating the City: Ghettos, Enclaves and Inequality .Albany, NY , State University of New York Press

Varady, David P.; Wolfgang F.E.; Russell, Francis P. (1998. ) New Directions in Urban Public Housing .New Brunswick, NJ , Center for Urban Policy Research

Varady, David P.; Raffel, Jeffrey A. (1995. ) Selling Ciuties: Attracting Homebuyers Through Schools and Housing Programs .Albany, NY , State University of New York Press

Varady, David P. (1986. ) Neighborhood Upgrading: A Realistic Assessment .Albany, NY , State University of New York Press

Varady, David P. (1979. ) Ethnic Minorities in Urban Areas: A Case Study of Racially Changing Communities .Boston , Martinuus Nijhoff Publishing

Preiser, Wolfgang F.E.; Varady, David P.; Russell Future Visions of Urban Public Housing .Abington OX, UK , Routledge (Co-Author)

Anacker, Katrin; Nguyen, Mai Thi; Varady, David P. The Routledge Handbook of Housing Policy and Planning .New York City , Routledge (Co-Author)

Book Chapter

Varady, David; Kleinhans, Reinout; Dekker, Karien (2014 ) Une rénovation qui ameliore la situation des quartiers et de leurs habitants mais a des effets négatifs sur d’autres quartiers environnants? Une comparaison États-Unis/Pays-Bas Urban Renovations in Europe .Rennes, Presses Universitaires de Rennes (Co-Author)

Varady, David (2011 ) What Should Housing Vouchers Accomplish? Fair and Affordable Housing in the US: Trends, Outcomes, Future Directions .(pp. 157).What Should Housing Vouchers Accomplish? , Koninklijke Brill NV. Inc

Presentations

Colloquium

Varady, David P.; Matos, Fatima (06-2016). Comparing public housing revitalization in a liberal and a Mediterranean society (US v. Portugal) . Public Housing Experts Symposium, Department of Geography, University of Lisbon.

Varady, David P. (03-31-2016). Cincinnati Metropolian Housing Authority Residents' Symposium, Cincinnati, OH.

(07-2012). America’s Housing Choice Voucher Program Shifts to the Suburbs, Reclustering or Dispersion? A Case Study of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA . Urban and Regional Planning Department Seminar, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul.

Paper Presentations

Varady, David P.; Matos, Fatima (05-20-2016. ) Comparing public housing revitalization in a liberal and a Mediterranean society (US v. Portugal) .Lisbon, Portugal.

Varady, David P. (06-2015. ) American residential segregation: Five books, five viewpoints. .Lisbon, Portugal.

Varady, David; Kleinhans, Reinout; Van Ham, Maarten (07-2014. ) What can British community enterprises learn from American community development corporations? .Edinburgh, Scotland.

Varady, David P.; Badinghaus, Andy (07-2013. ) Citywide Development Corporation in Dayton, Ohio, USA .Amsterdam.

Varady, David P. Katoshevski, Rachel (06-2013. ) Housing Policies for Ethnic Minorities in Developed Societies: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of Five Countries .Tarragona, Spain.

Varady, David, Jaroscak (06-2013. ) Promoting Poverty Deconcentration Through Landlord Outreach: A Case Study of Cincinnati, Ohio’s Housing Choice Voucher Program .Tarragona, Spain.

Varady, David P.; Wang, Xinhao; Murphy, Dugan; Stahlke, Andrew (07-2012. ) America’s Housing Choice Voucher Program Shifts to the Suburbs, Reclustering or Dispersion? A Case Study of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA .Ankara, Turkey.

Varady, David P.; Kleinhans, Reinout (07-2011. ) Making American Public Housing Revitalization Succeed: Preventing and Countering Neighborhood Negative Spillover Effects .Toulouse, France.

Varady, David P. Neighborhood Restructuring and Relocation in America. (Plenary paper) .Delft, Netherlands.

Varady, David; Kleinhans, Reinout (11-2010. ) Moving Out and Getting Down .Delft, Netherlands.

Student Advising

Dyson, Ryan (Master ) Chair 2016

Kim, Jongwoong (Doctoral ) Committee Member Status:In Progress

Kwiatkowski, Caitlyn (Master ) Committee Member Status:Completed 2014

Schweinhart, Eric (Master ) Committee Member 2014

Ezme, Albeniz (Master ) Chair 2013

Badinghaus, Andy (Master ) Chair 2013

Jaroscak, Joseph (Master ) Chair 2013

Bryan, Ashley (Master ) Committee Member 2012

Bergh, Maria (Master ) Committee Member 2012

Stahlke, Andrew Chair 2012

Murphy, Dugan (Master ) Chair 2012

Behrens, Rigel (Master ) Chair 2010

Vann, Mary (Master ) Chair 2009

Duhaney, Patrick (Master ) Chair 2009

Schmitt, Ryan (Undergrad ) Chair 2009

Klosterman, Kelly (Undergrad ) Chair 2009

Wang, Yimei (Master ) 2008

Wyerman, Katy (Master ) Chair 2007

Keywords

housing vouchers, public housing, segregation, housing policy

Professional Affiliation

1971 -2016: American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows (FAICP)

1971 -2016: American Planning Association

1980 -2016: Urban Affairs Association

1994 -2016: European Network for Housing Research

Faculty Development Activities

06-2014 -08-2014 Learning Dutch to Improve My Research and Teaching Potential I received an Individual Faculty Development Grant for $4000 for summer, 2014 to cover a one month (June 1 to June 30) stay in Delft, the Netherlands to achieve a basic level of speaking and reading Dutch. More specifically, the $4000 grant covered (1) round-trip air transportation Cincinnati-Amsterdam, (2) housing costs at faculty housing (Delft University of Technology), and tuition costs for a beginner’s level course in Dutch offered by a commercial company. NOTE: Because of time constraints I have only included my most recent FDC award. , UC Faculty Development Council Cincinnati, OH Type:Other