Resumen en inglés

The (re)temporal-spatial reconfiguration of the influence zone of the urban area of Lorica is the result of an accumulation over time of complex natural and cultural processes that reflect the territorial realities of the communities in economic and socio-environmental terms, and are also a determining factor in the behavior of land surface temperature and its impacts in different areas of the territory. Through this research, tangible elements were identified that show the transformation of the territory and its relationship with climatic factors such as temperature. The behavior of land cover and land use was cartographically represented using spatial analysis techniques, along with the calculation of land surface temperature, employing remote sensing processes, taking into account the dry season of the year. Subsequently, socio-territorial dynamics were analyzed in relation to the spatial-temporal changes in land cover and the variability of land surface temperature between the years 2013 and 2022, in order to develop a diagnosis that allowed establishing the correlation between socio-territorial dynamics and their degree of incidence in the fluctuation of land surface temperature. The methods used in this research were cartographic, through which the temporality and spatial behavior of land cover and land use, as well as land surface temperature during the established time period, were graphically represented. Additionally, analytical-descriptive and correlational approaches were employed using qualitative and quantitative techniques to perform statistical calculations associated with the variability of land cover surfaces and land surface temperature values. This research was supported by the theoretical-conceptual postulates of environmental geography, urban geography, and the foundations of landscape critique as elements that allow understanding the territory in its various aspects, as well as emerging theories related to the transformation of the natural environment, the climate crisis, and the development of territories in response to the challenges of climate change. Ultimately, understanding territorial realities and community dynamics required a geographic approach, as it enables the integration and analysis of the natural and anthropic dynamism that occurs in the territory. However, the use of spatial theory, new techniques, geotechnological tools, and new approaches to territorial analysis are fundamental to accurately depict the reality of the environment and propose short, medium, and long-term solutions