Manhattan Model

The Manhattan Model is a term coined by Janoskadar1991 on the idea of turning a small tribal group into a large prosperous metropolis basing the idea from the real life part New York City being Manhattan. It Calls for the creation of skyscrapers which according to him-symbolizes the village strength and prosperity. The first village in this server to undergo this experiment would be Oasis followed later with china.

According to Ratcliffe and Krawczyk (2011) Urban planning is intrinsically concerned with the future, as it projects into the future a desired image and configuration of cities, including the provision of services supporting all sorts of activities ranging from economic to educational to recreational. The tall building is the most dominating symbol of the cities and a human-made marvel that defies gravity by reaching to the clouds. It embodies unrelenting human aspirations to build even higher. High-rise buildings, particularly skyscrapers, stand as a testament to the Industrial Revolution's significant impact and the technological progress initiated since the late 19th century. These architectural marvels initially made their mark in American cities, such as New York and Chicago. Skyscrapers are symbols of economic prosperity, urban renewal and booming population.

For Beta Minecraft Server, prosperity can be measured by village claim size, number of population joining and leaving and number of new builds being constructed. The idea calls for a rapid expansion of a village through recruitment of new comers to the server which would result on increase of village population and increase in infrastructure. Villages namely Papuland, Squirtville, Adid and Windfall all have massive builds and holds large sum of territory due to large player base which in turn made a lot of builds.

Sources

- Ratcliffe, J., & Krawczyk, E. (2011). Imagineering city futures: The use of prospective through scenarios in urban planning. Futures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2011.05.005