Descripción: “...Todo esto soportado en concepciones teóricas del territorio, de la implementación de diferentes técnicas y herramientas definidas desde los paradigmas racionalistacualitativo y hermenéutico-cualitativo, y de los procesos de formación investigativa del Semillero de Investigación Ciudad y Territorio (CITER) del Programa de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad Piloto de Colombia.AbstractThis research sought to establish the guidelines to keep in mind to conduct prospective processes and territorial planning for the Tolima Department from four aspects: i) The concept of territory as a system, ii) the characterization and analysis the region through the application of models of functional regionalization and nodal hierarchy, iii) the explaining of different documents and / or public policies that aim to promote infrastructure development or optimize the conditions, attributes and services of the various urban centers of Department; and iv) The study of the role and relevance of Ibague as uninodal center in the System of Colombian Cities. ...”