This method looks at four criteria; economic, environmental, social and political, in the aim to develop a sustainable and effective stadium . The economic criterion involves the cost of acquiring and constructing the new stadium. Environmental takes into account the site’s access to public transport, while the social criterion concerns the impact of the stadium on local residents and land users. Finally the political criterion regards public opinion and government preference. It is using these criteria that the three proposed sites will be examined .
The three possible sites identified by the State Government and Brisbane City Council are the Brisbane Cricket Ground (GABBA), the RNA showgrounds and Suncorp Stadium. The preferred site would have close proximity to public transport, minimal disturbance to local residents and minimal cost to the