Hazard mitigation field book : roadways.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hazard mitigation--United States.

Hazard mitigation.

Roads--Flood damage--United States.

Roads.

Roads--United States--Maintenance and repair.

Roads--Flood damage.

Roads--Maintenance and repair.

United States.

Genre:

Government publications -- United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 43 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

[1st ed.].

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, [2010]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Foreword

Purpose

Methodology

Case studies

General design guidance

Contributors list

Evaluation

Notes.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 28, 2015).

"FEMA B-797."

"May 2010."

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2024.

Other Format:

Print version: Hazard mitigation field book.

OCLC:

820696522

Access Restriction:

Use copy Restrictions unspecified