Five case studies were selected for the INADEF project in the eastern Alps and Dolomites sectors, three in Italy and two in Austria. The monitoring sites chosen in Italy are the Moscardo stream (Friuli-Venezia Giulia), the Rovina di Cancia and the Rudan stream (Veneto); those in Austria are located in Tyrol and they are the Bettelwurfmure and the Gröbentalbach.