Section three presents 'A
Windshield Survey' of historical archaeology, providing ten case studies from around the world.
A handy technique is to do a modified version of what sociologists call a "
windshield survey." If you do a
windshield survey of a school, you drive around the perimeter of the school and observe.
Fisch recommends a "
windshield survey" to provide residents with a sense of the community's social capital, resources, and unique characteristics, such as safety issues, types of schools, and public transportation.
I make a point of driving through the parking lot about every two weeks for an unscientific
windshield survey of license plates--and I've never seen less than 20 states represented.
The wine and table grape segments were by expert estimates commonly known as the "
windshield survey."
Data regarding vacant housing units from the 2010 Census confirm what
windshield surveys of these popular tourist destinations indicate.