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In a context of urban planning in which the priority of the elements of the ecological structure has been declared, but the supply of soils to support a coverage that provide ecosystem goods and services could be insufficient, it is presented a contribution to the discussion of how to achieve a balance between densification and provision of these goods and services, through reconstruction of the coverage transformation of a segment of the Fucha river basin in Bogotá in a span of 77 years and the characterization of the relations of such transformation with city planning and management instruments. The results suggest urban a paradoxical post factum urban planning, with constraints to drive the territory occupation, from which aridity intensification can be expected. These results support the conclusions on the need to rethink the regulation on consolidated urban areas and introduce coverage management instruments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]