4.2.3. Municipalities' belief regarding whether they see “direct challenges” associated with new development
We construct a summated scale out of the items to gain an overview of the belief regarding the presence of challenges associated with hydropower development. The perceived belief summated scale also confirms that on the whole, users agree; and quite a few strongly agree to the item questions that measure municipalities’ belief regarding the challenges associated with hydropower development. The item BE4 (The hydropower construction is a threat to the cultural heritage of the community) mean value is 4.25, overall agreement with the items which can possess a challenges.