Year
2017
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
School of Accounting, Economics and Finance
Abstract
Water is a scarce resource in Australia, therefore the significant use of groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin by the mining industry is inevitably controversial. This thesis examines one such water dispute that emanated from BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd’s (BHP OD) expansion and the associated water related risks. Therefore, it is concerned with the politicised control of the Australia’s largest groundwater resource arising from the Australia’s largest multi-mineral mine against the broad backdrop of water scarcity. In particular, the thesis highlights the culturally constructed meanings of risk in a contested domain of accounting and accountability.
Recommended Citation
Shao, Yanwen, Accounting for the Right to Water: The Great Artesian Basin and Olympic Dam Mine, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Wollongong, 2017. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/8
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.