Advancing Evidence-Based Social Sustainability in Software Engineering: A Research Roadmap
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| author | Ayoola, Bimpe Andrade, Anielle Santos, Ronnie de Souza Ralph, Paul |
| author_facet | Ayoola, Bimpe Andrade, Anielle Santos, Ronnie de Souza Ralph, Paul |
| contents | Social sustainability in software development means creating and maintaining systems that promote pro-social values (e.g., human well-being, equity), both now and in the future. However, social sustainability lacks clear conceptual and methodological foundations, and often takes a back seat to speed and profit. This paper therefore reports a narrative review of existing definitions of social sustainability in software development and identifies key aspects of social sustainability including social equity, well-being, and community cohesion. Challenges around measuring and integrating social sustainability into practice are conceptually analyzed. The paper then proposes a comprehensive definition of social sustainability and outlines a roadmap for measuring and integrating social sustainability into software engineering processes. |
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| spellingShingle | Advancing Evidence-Based Social Sustainability in Software Engineering: A Research Roadmap Ayoola, Bimpe Andrade, Anielle Santos, Ronnie de Souza Ralph, Paul Software Engineering Social sustainability in software development means creating and maintaining systems that promote pro-social values (e.g., human well-being, equity), both now and in the future. However, social sustainability lacks clear conceptual and methodological foundations, and often takes a back seat to speed and profit. This paper therefore reports a narrative review of existing definitions of social sustainability in software development and identifies key aspects of social sustainability including social equity, well-being, and community cohesion. Challenges around measuring and integrating social sustainability into practice are conceptually analyzed. The paper then proposes a comprehensive definition of social sustainability and outlines a roadmap for measuring and integrating social sustainability into software engineering processes. |
| title | Advancing Evidence-Based Social Sustainability in Software Engineering: A Research Roadmap |
| topic | Software Engineering |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.27735 |