{"id":197,"name":"Denise Ford","url":"","description":"<p>I have had a long interest in urban ecology having been involved in the restoration of Travis Wetland, a freshwater wetland in the city of Christchurch, for approximately 15 years. In 2012 I finished a Bachelor of Science at Lincoln University majoring in Conservation and Ecology. I have come late to tertiary study being a &#8217;mature student&#8217; but found the experience opened up an interest in entomology. This has lead to a Masters where I looked at insects in restoration sites in and around Christchurch city. I wished to determine if planting native vegetation was indeed increasing the biodiversity of the city and restoring fully functioning ecosystems.<\/p>\n","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/author\/deniseford\/","slug":"deniseford","avatar_urls":{"24":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","48":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","96":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418-96x96.jpg"},"meta":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"full":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","96":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418-96x96.jpg","25":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418-25x25.jpg","160":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418-160x160.jpg","68":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418-68x68.jpg","32":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418-32x32.jpg","60":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418-60x60.jpg","74":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418-74x74.jpg","128":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","120":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","30":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","125":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","24":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","48":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg","250":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Denise-Ford_avatar_1417887418.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}