Book excerpt: "The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Field Book (HMFB) for Roadways helps local government entities choose the best hazard mitigation (HM) solution(s) given their operational constraints and design considerations. By offering the user a quick selectiong tool, based on broad characteristics, the HMFB reduces a wide array of technical solutions to a few practical options. Although there are many causes of damage to roadways, this field book focuses primarily on flood-related causes of damage."--Purpose.