1 HEARING BUT NOT LISTENING? A PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING Elisabeth Conrad 1 , Louis F. Cassar 2 , Mike Christie 3 & Ioan Fazey 4* * Corresponding author 1 Institute of Earth Systems, Chemistry Building, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, MALTA, elisabeth.conrad@um.edu.mt 2 Institute of Earth Systems, Chemistry Building, University of Malta, Msida MSD2080, Malta, louis.f.cassar@um.edu.mt 3 Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DA, Wales, UNITED KINGDOM, mec@aber.ac.uk 4 School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St. Andrews, Irvine Building, North Street, St. Andrews, KY16 9AL, Fife, Scotland, UNITED KINGDOM, ioan.fazey@st-andrews.ac.uk Acknowledgments Thanks are due to Dr. Liberato Camilleri (University of Malta) for guidance concerning the use of statistical tests. We would also like to thank all workshop participants and interview respondents. We also gratefully acknowledge the feedback of four anonymous referees on an earlier draft of this paper.