Funded by the DAAD from funds of the Federal Foreign Office: scan me! Dynamic Flood Catcher Summer School Neckar Now: Transformative approaches for a sustainable future 16.08.20 - 21.08.20 Heidelberg is one of the most historical stu- dent cities in Europe, therefore looking for a solution to the flooding problem that takes place mostly in the Spring season must be a priority to all Heidelbergers. Here we come up with a solution that is dy- namic in nature, addressing this challenge in a not-invasive way for the traditional old town and the Heidelberg’s beautiful histori- cal landscape. The idea is to implement a structure at the riverbank that contains moveable panels. As a result, this temporary pa- nels avoid the water coming towards the city, and consequently, protecting it from floods. The hydraulic mechanism lift-up the bar- riers (panels) by using the water pres- sure created when the river increases its flowrate. Some things that need to be considerred in the future are: improvements in the engineering design, efficient selection of sustainable and resistant materials and identification of potential areas for implementation of other dynamic flood catchers. The panels act as a multifunc- tional structure for the city. Besides of its protection pur- pose, its surfaces can be used for advertisements, tourist in- formation or even for garde- ning projects. MOHAMED ALMETWALLY, ADITI DAS, HELENA FIGUEIREDO, KWAKU KARIKARI, JOHN LUGONGO, SUPRIYA MOHALKAR, LUCÍA MORALES, AJEESH NELLIKUNNEL JOSE, YOGESH KUMAR