Umberto Baresi

Ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games, Queensland stands at an historic crossroads. An A$7.1 billion plan for Olympic venues is in place, with funding split 50:50 between the federal and state governments. With about seven years to go before the games, a profound question lies before all Queenslanders: how can the games leave a positive, beneficial and permanent legacy for all? This question has never been more urgent.

Tan Yigitcanlar receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Cooperative Research Centres Program, and the Queensland Government. Tracy Sherwood Washington receives funding from the Department of Transport and Main Roads and is a member of the Transport Professionals Association. Umberto Baresi receives funding from the Cooperative Research Centre and the Self Storage Association of Australasia, through Queensland University of Techology.

1 INTRODUCTION Limiting the adverse social, economic, and environmental impacts of anthropogenic climate change demands both mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions to limit the scale and pace of change and adaptation to changes that are now unavoidable (IPCC, 2022). Considered evaluation of adaptation efforts is vital to ensure that costs and benefits are understood, risks are minimized, and opportunities for public dialogue and participation are enabled (Few et al., 2007; Eriksen et al., 2021).